Harbour Horizons

by VibraFusionLab Harbour Horizons is about experiencing water as a multi-sensory medium offering access to the underwater resonances of the Halifax harbour through aural, visual and haptic encounters. The installation at Harbourside Park will consist of independent hearing, feeling and seeing stations. Employing small speakers, pans of water and vibrotactile cushions, participants will experience both pre-recorded and live underwater recording of sounds emanating from under the surface of the St. John’s harbour offering a unique immersive experience for the senses. David Bobier is a hard of hearing and disabled media artist whose creative practice is exploring multi-modal means of art making. His work focuses on developing accessible vibrotactile technology as an artistic and experiential medium that lead to the establishment in 2012 of VibraFusionLab. The Lab is a multi-sensory creative research centre now situated in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada that has an international reputation as a leader in accessibility for the D/deaf and Disability Arts movement.