susurrus

A breath-activated installation that dissolves boundaries between body and environment. The piece uses microphone input to detect breath — blowing separates a live camera feed into five depth layers that pull apart in three-dimensional space, as if wind could peel apart the visible world. When breath stops, the layers collapse back into stillness.

Susurrus is named for the sound of rustling and whispering — the barely-audible presence of wind. It asks: what does it mean for breath to become a force of visual perception?

Stack: Three.js · Web Audio API · WebGL · MediaDevices API

Role: designer + maker · physical computing · interactive installation

IMA Low Residency MPS Thesis, NYU, 2025.