Assignment:

Create a Jitter patch that creatively manipulates video. Develop a video sculpture in which digital footage responds to user input and produces an emotional output.

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Concept

As a competitive swimmer, my relationship with the sport extends beyond the physical act itself—it exists underwater, on screens, and in memory. The sensation of being submerged in a body of water, surrounded by bubbles, splashes, and rhythmic noise, is a state of focus and joy that is difficult to articulate.

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Underwater Swimphony translates this embodied experience into an interactive video sculpture. Competitive swimming becomes an audiovisual landscape, where movement, sound, and viewer interaction evoke the emotional intensity of gliding beneath the surface.

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Process:

The sculptural form references the pool as both environment and container. I explored objects associated with swimming infrastructure and ultimately transformed a Styrofoam cooler into a projection surface.

The object was cut, painted, and textured in low relief to imitate pool tiles, then layered with a non-woven backing to better receive projected light.