The main aim of this project is to allow two distant lovers to exchange messages while doing an act emotionally closer to the distance they feel. Physical objects like the basin, the floater and the wall become powerful metaphors, opposed to the anonymous clicking a “Send” or a “Call” button.
Imagine our “pool” over a heavy table, inside a quiet and intimate room, or —outdoor— in a secret garden, where the user moves with mixed feelings of confidence and expectation. Ideally it may require an ambient all its own, a wellness-room reminiscent of roman (or, later Arabian and Ottoman) baths.
Mood
Differently than current communication devices with their ring-a-tune paraphernalia this physical installation is meant to convey a silent and calm mood, no matters if it’s active or not. It has been observed
that aquarium watching lowers blood pressure: this may suggest further developments both for an indoor and an outdoor version.
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