Artist Statement

Ils ont regardé la mer! is a visual and interactive installation programmed in Pure Data. The participant is invited to put a pulse sensor around his finger. The pulse of the heart control the movement of the waves in the ocean. It’s a very serene and contemplative experience; people are connected to the nature and really feel the movement of the ocean threw their body. I’m using old material of construction to do mapping of the images. In this way, it creates a contrast between the rigid of the material and the freedom that wildness bring. A mysterious introspection that reminds us the strong link between the human body and the magnificent of nature. Most of the videos were shot in New Brunswick and in east coast, USA. cynthianaggar.com/ils-ont-regarde-la-mer2

• Cynthia Naggar is a new media artist. Since completing her studies in Interactive Media at the University of Quebec at Montreal in 2012, she has been expanding her career by refining her art and developing her technical knowledge. Always pushing the limits of her art, she uses sound, graphic animation, video mapping and electronics. From the start of her career, she had the opportunity to present her works and carry out artist residencies in several creative spaces in Quebec and elsewhere: Studio XX, Eastern bloc, La Bande Vidéo, Avatar, the ISEA Symposium. in Vancouver in 2015. She is also interested in documentaries. [Source cynthianaggar.com, translated by Google translate].