Aqua Senses (a collaborative creation with Jim Ruxton)

Aqua Senses   2025   

​Carpeted ramp, four independent vibrotactile floor sections, wood, transducers, monitor, video, raspberry pi, audio components.  (Video and audio on left of waves on pebbled shore. Video and audio on right of water eddy in rocks)

Image description (Top Image): A black wheelchair ramp is connected to a black vinyl-tiled, square fabricated floor​. The floor is raised 2" off a wooden floor and has a wooden frame running around it's perimeter. A black fabric covered chair sits on the centre of the raised floor facing a video monitor mounted on a white wall. On the monitor is a coloured still of waves on a pebbled beach. A black box sits on the floor between the raised floor and the wall.

(Left bottom image): ​A black wheelchair ramp is connected to a black vinyl-tiled, square fabricated floor​. The floor is raised 2" off a wooden floor and has a wooden frame running around it's perimeter. A black fabric covered chair sits on the centre of the raised floor facing a video monitor mounted on a white wall. On the monitor is a coloured video of waves on a pebbled beach. A black box sits on the floor between the raised floor and the wall. The audio from the video is channelled into the floor through transducers mounted to the underside creating a multi-sensory immersive experience of sound and vibration when standing or sitting on the floor.

(Right bottom image): A black wheelchair ramp is connected to a black vinyl-tiled, square fabricated floor​. The floor is raised 2" off a wooden floor and has a wooden frame running around it's perimeter. A black fabric covered chair sits on the centre of the raised floor facing a video monitor mounted on a white wall. On the monitor is a coloured video of a water eddy amongst rocks. A black box sits on the floor between the raised floor and the wall. ​The audio from the video is channelled into the floor through transducers mounted to the underside creating a multi-sensory immersive experience of sound and vibration when standing or sitting on the floor.