“Seconds” explores miscommunication, specifically between people in an intimate relationship. It is a two panelled work that divides a paragraph (which is reflexively about miscommunication) into even and odd sequential words, thus making it difficult to read. In keeping with McNickle’s investigation into works mimicking the subject matter they’re exploring, this work is deliberately hard to understand. 

If one attempts to read this on their own, the frustration builds. It is likely they will give up before reaching the end of the paragraph, and a feeling of isolation and depersonalisation might begin to set in. However, if the viewer was to engage the help of someone else to read the alternating panels with them, a sense of achievement and connection through mimicking healthy communication could potentially shine through. This particular method of engagement and interactivity attempts to trigger a mirror neural response by calling on the viewer to participate in the activity of deciphering the message through actively engaging in effective communication.