Cosmic Dancer

Since the first detonation of an atomic bomb in 1945, humankind has lived in the nuclear age in which we need not only to comprehend our individual death but also communal death. Cosmic Dancer is an immersive installation that invites visitors into a meditative contemplation of cycles of life: creation, preservation, destruction, and rebirth. Visitors are seated around a water pool that acts as a sensory magnifier to guide their attention to a particle, represented by a drop of water. By focusing on how a singe water drop cycles through change, a sense of self and orientation in space fades away, resulting in an experience of oneness with the whole.