Several years ago, I started drawing a small black figure. Its size and shape would change, but it always appeared in moments of anxiety. Eventually, I realised that I was trying to give anxiety itself a physical form. Sometimes it took the shape of a tight ring around the head, sometimes a heavy weight on the chest. At other times, it was completely enveloping and impenetrable. Almost comforting. Djuret (The Animal) became a way for me to give form to that elusive mixture of worry, restlessness and panic. In this film, I try to capture what it can feel like when it takes over.