Five Walls Gallery, 2022

Spin Into Being

“Like bodies of water, the physical body is also in a state of perpetual permutation, both in spirit and anatomy.”
Anna Shimshak, exhibition essay

This body of work includes a photographic print, video projection, bespoke screen and Oculus Rift VR work. Each work considers the body and motion with water and light.

In this immersive photographic and video installation, the body is juxtaposed with and in nature. In capturing water in the ocean, I symbiotically synchronise my movements with the cadence of tidal motion. This synchronicity and the resulting shroud of water fuse body and nature. These elements, while existing in a state of persistent change, are also constant and rhythmic, distilling time, water, light and motion into a primal pulse.

$Installation view of Spin Into Being at Five Walls Gallery, showing immersive video projection with light refracting through bespoke screen across walls and ceiling$

Video projection and bespoke screen, Spin Into Being, Five Walls Gallery, 2022.

Viewer experiencing VR work in Spin Into Being, with projected water and light enveloping the gallery space

Oculus Rift VR work with video projection, Five Walls Gallery, 2022.

Catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue with essay by Anna Shimshak (PDF)

Text

Shimshak, Anna. “Spin Into Being: Exhibition Essay.” Five Walls Gallery, 2022.