{"id":9928,"date":"2025-03-11T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orange-cat-584307.hostingersite.com\/?post_type=projects&p=9928"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:22:15","slug":"dark-waters","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/en\/projects\/dark-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dark Waters <\/strong><\/em>is a research on the sensorial, experiential and psychological dimensions of immersion in water<\/strong>. It focuses on the fears<\/em>, beliefs<\/em> and spiritual<\/em> associations that have nurtured our western relationship to water over centuries. Drawing on historical and embodied knowledge, it creates a bridge towards today\u2019s general concept of immersion <\/em>that makes us elaborate a holistic and critical approach towards the immersive<\/em> phenomenon today (encountered in ecology, technology, experience economy, practices, artworks…). With this research we want to understand its historical roots and question its prominence in our social-cultural environment, as much as address the ethical questions that it poses. The specificity of our approach lies within the link we establish between man-made artificial forms of immersion and their ecological origin: immersion of the body in water. We wonder in what forms can we provide an immersive<\/strong> experience <\/strong>to a public in a performance, while maintaining critical<\/strong> distance<\/strong>? And can we create a holistic understanding of how individuals and communities seek meaning, connection, and escape via<\/em> immersive experiences today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development phase of the project takes inspiration from various existing forms of immersion that will be intuitively and collaboratively reworked into new immersive materials in 4 disciplines: Literature, Web Design, Choreography, Scenography. At the end of the development phase, the 4 disciplines will come together to form a prototype of a performance that will be presented to the public in June 2025. The overall process will be monitored by a panel of artists and academics who will serve as a feedback group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark Waters<\/em> is accompanied by a website https:\/\/digideck.cc\/<\/a> created by Laurent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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