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Whale emerged from a desire to explore what lies beneath the surface of perception.

In darkness, the familiar becomes unfamiliar. Voices lose their ordinary meaning and return as distant calls that move through space and resonate through the body. The work invites a shift in awareness, where listening becomes a physical experience and presence emerges through sound.

Many of the questions that continue to guide my practice first surfaced here: how perception shapes reality, how identity shifts through experience, and how transformation can occur through encounters with the unseen.

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Whale

2014-15 | INTERACTIVE AUDIO INSTALLATION



Whale emerged from a period of profound introspection.


It explores transformation through sound and perception. In complete darkness, visitors hear their own voices transformed into whale sounds that travel through the space and resonate through their bodies. As language dissolves into sound, the work invites an encounter with the unknown dimensions of the self, where familiar voices become distant, unfamiliar, and deeply felt.


PROJECT INFORMATION




Year


2014-15

Medium


Spatial audio, vibration, participant interaction

Format


Immersive

installation

Themes


Transformation
Perception
Presence
Embodiment

Exhibitions


ITP/NYU Spring Show

La Sala

"You disappear a little

bit and go into your

head."

" it just makes you

completely present"

"I love the way you

really feel the whale

sounds shake through

your body."

"...a strangely realistic

sense of closeness."

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Portfolio (Upon request)

Lisbon, Portugal

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