claudia esslinger
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Altered Seas, Altered States is a circular video project that provides a portal to the changing seas around us. Images of pristine shores and vibrant cascades are altered by color shifts that hint at the synesthesia of composer Alexander Scriabin, whose Sonata #5 undergirds the imagery. Spherical distortions embedded in the circular form nod to the dysphoric state of our climate, while human shadows hint at the hopeful reach of a new generation. First created for a live concert in a small planetarium with pianist Lauri Young, this traveling version may also be projected on a wall (a port-hole onto the sea) with embedded sound.

Vimeo Link to  to 
https://vimeo.com/claudiaesslinger/alteredseasalteredstates
Contact Information:
claudia.esslinger@gmail.com
​esslinge@kenyon.edu

  • Current
  • Installation/Media
    • Distant Tracings
    • Host
    • Double Vision
    • States of Being
    • Video Sculptures
    • Motion Pictures
    • Horizon
    • La Medida >
      • La Medida: Act 5: Proportion
      • La Medida Act 4: Meter
      • La Medida: Act 3: Frequency and Amplitude
      • La Medida: Act 2 Interpolation
      • La Medida: Act 1 Modulation
    • The Synergy Project
    • Texture Mapping II
    • Civil Divination
    • Projected Memories
    • Breathing Room
    • Barriers
    • Retopia
    • Suburban Comfort
    • Spoems
    • Searching for the Aurora
  • Film
    • The (Snow) Migrant
    • Altered Seas, Altered States
    • Sparrow
    • Distant Tracings
    • Vestiges/ Solus
    • MovingGMA
    • Breathing Lessons
    • Cistern
    • Frequency and Amplitude
    • Avis Urbanus
    • InnerArbor
    • Render
    • Absent/ Present
    • La Medida y Cabo de Hornos
    • Trapeze
    • Texture Mapping
  • Photo
    • Specimens and Reflections
    • The (Snow) Migrant
    • Morphology
    • Sparrow
    • Dreams
    • Empty
  • Resume and Bio
  • Design
  • Collaboration Links
  • Student Work
  • Sketchbook