What Falls Beneath the Surface is an installation and on going practice that researches the cycles of life and death through freediving dance, aquatic therapy, somatic practices, and film. In this live installation we are sharing a collection from the origins of our meeting the power of the waters, driven by questions such as: How do we metabolize grief? What are the resources of regeneration that live in the deep? How does restricting the breath catalyze transformation? How do we make a rituals from confronting and alchemizing the fears that erupt from our bodies?

This installation was projected floating overhead above an outside warm pool at Three Sisters Kuanyin Sanctuary in Fruitvale, Oakland. Audience members chose hourly time slot in the evening of December 16 and 17th and floated in a 96° salt-water warm pool while experiencing the installation.

This installation premiered on a boat at Hošek Contemporary in Berlin, Germany in September 2022.