360 View
"Immersion"
Material: 16 A3 digital photographs
Video projected onto canvas sail

Rationale:
My body of work expresses the deep emotional ties humans have to the most omnipresent substance on Earth, the ocean. Growing up in a family fond of boating and surfing, I have always been fascinated in exploring the mental expansion that comes from the gentle, rhythmic sensation of hearing waves lapping a shore. I am drawn to discovering why we are inspired by the ocean, yet terrified of how vulnerable we feel in its presence. I hope to take my audience, through my film, on a sensory journey. From the physical sensation of feeling a ship gracefully tilt sideways, as it slices through the ocean to taking one last breath of air before delving into the depths of the sea below.

JULIEANN TULLY