Belfire

"more than my physical body" - an immersive installation for the Water elemental space in Belfire, a celebration of spring.

Water is the element associated with emotions and intuition - this formed the basis for the nature of reactivity, spatiality and performance for this adaptation of "more than my physical body". The atmosphere was crafted using a large projection surface mimicking a fluid surface with colour ink dropped and wide fov sensors to allow live body interaction.

[ "more than my physical body" ]
In flow states of movement and dance, the body knows what to do without thought - almost as if there is an energetic fluid around you that's constantly in flux and you're just tapping into it. Subtle energy bodies in tao and tantra contrasting the mind-body dualism in western thought, describes the body as not merely its material form, but energetic channels and centers.
Building upon these, the installation is a sensory exploration of feeling into what lies beyond the physical body with emotions, energies and flow visualised as the movement of water.