Water Mirror

Water Mirror is an aesthetic experiment in perception and interactive art. It is a new development from a series of prior works concerned with light, wind data and place. Comprising synthetic and video imagery viewed through two-way mirrored glass, Water Mirror focuses on effecting a distended perception for the viewer to occupy the in-between space of the physically present self, various virtual selves, and a virtual representation of the city. The experience is one of leaning into an organic unfolding, with your image and self being revealed from different angles and times, while 'submerged' in virtual waters of Venice'. This draws on the shimmer of light that sparkles on water surfaces as wind disturbs them. Here, this visual language informs a data visualization of weather conditions in the lagoon outside. It is an organic, fluid interaction that moves the viewer into hybrid spaces, where the self is mirrored back to you within an abstract rendering of weather data.