Sea of Me fuses video, personal memories and augmented reality technology to build empathic bridges between strangers by engaging participants to contribute their personal memories to the “cloud”.
The sea of black droplets is a mesmerizing contemporary geometry that stands on its own, and it would appear this is all there is, but when any section is framed and scanned with a smart device, the visitor is awarded with an intimate video memory from a stranger.
While theorists may explore the critical questions around memory as data, visitors stay immersed in the delight of discovering a connection with another human being, with the added reward of discovering deeper connections to their own past experiences.
