Dan Rankin (aka Trials)

Yeah.

So there's a lot of time I spent with him afterwards was with the cuffs on and locked to a table, et cetera.

So, you know, trying to hug your dad who you barely know at that point in prison greens with his arms only reaching a couple of half a metres or something is already a pretty confronting way to –

form a relationship with someone and what kind of things was he telling you i couldn't remember an actual word he ever said to me i think the entire environment was just so hyper it just felt so hyper bright and everything was just very sensory overload when i was in those places like

I've gone into a lot of correctional facilities on my own accord to do workshops and talking and outreach programs.

And it always gives me the same feeling when I first walk in there as what I did when I was a child.

With a sharp intake of breath.

Everything just becomes white everywhere.

very bright and it overtakes my senses i know it's it's probably the flight in me just going get get out of here man because i'm usually walking in to go see somebody and be forced into this emotional conversation with someone i'm barely attached to at this point

What happened to that reunion of your mum and dad?

Didn't last long, surprisingly, you know.

It's a plot twist.

It did not last long.

I think he's a product of his environment, that's for sure, but he is a habitual line-stepper.

He is a repeat offender of some sorts, you know, and it didn't last too long.

This is the thing you've had to live with, really, the fact that you are connected to this incredibly ancient and beautiful cultural tradition,

But your point of access is kind of guarded by this very violent and dangerous man.

Yeah.

So I suppose you're conscious of that and you're conscious that you're missing out on something but you can't get across that threshold.

So is this why when you said you feel kind of like nowhere is home in a way?