GMU:Hallucinating computers and dreaming non-machines/Negin Ehtesabian

Feel Water

This project celebrates water as a magical existence that cohabits with us—nurturing life and holding the power to destroy. The relationship which we usually underestimate and neglect.

The installation highlights the enchanting world of the invisible algae Chlamydomonas and its fascinating relationship with light. The drawings evoke the fluid emotions of water, while the photos/videos represent water as a quilt to embrace.

Background information

This project started from last semester, with the project “Luminescent Dance: The Algae Light Spectrum” (Life In An Aquatic Ecosystem: Mindaugas Gapševičius & Alessandro Volpato) and observing Algae’s behaviors in the Ilm Park pond

Idea/Concept

The installation features several parallel plates made of delicate calque paper or sheer fabric moving and overlapping consistent with the light strength. These panels, or free form fabrics display drawn designs of Chlamydomonas, which can project density change by moving the panels through external threads, to be interactive or automatic. The lighting creates a watery ambiance, and ideally, it would be companied with some nature sounds. Incorporating sound could enhance the sensory experience of the installation.

The performance concept is to consider water as a cohabitant: feel it, wear it, live in it. Through video, photography, and drawings, it offers a free interpretation of our relationship with water.

Tech implementation

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Free Sketches

Photography of the drawing of water and Chlamydomonas on a sheer fabric

Drawing Water, from the sketchbook-no.1

Drawing Water 2

Wearing Water, sketch photo 1

Wearing water, sketch photo 2

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