About this piece

Azri

Through the eyes of beholders I (2020)

Split screen video

This project is an exploration into the collective experience of divers. Using words, footage and other visual material from Uncle Benny, Nicholas, Justin, Junyao and Celine (my friends and fellow divers), I hope to share the deeply personal and yet unified experience of nature that diving offers.

While this piece looks at diving, it is not about diving. It is about the personal, two-way relationship between each of us and nature.

Through the eyes of beholders I is meant to be a meditative piece, simulating the immersive solitude of diving. Of course, the best way to actually do this is to take you on a dive trip (usually places with spotty wifi, the constant sighing of waves and starry night skies). With the One Night Only exhibition this year taking place online, this piece takes the form of a blog. I invite you to enter this piece in your own comfortable, solitary spaces. Grab a warm drink, open the windows, sit back and let your mind breathe.

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