‘I’ll be your mirror 1’

canadian artist laurel johannesson captures scenes on land from a tranquil and submerged aquatic location. distorted by the water’s ever-changing surface, each of the various stills are taken in a series to capture the changing moments from underwater. exploring the effects of mirroring, reflecting and refracting created by the meniscus, the outer world is transformed into a distant dreamscape. photographed while swimming in the lido di venezia in venice, italy, the images are printed on metallic paper and laminated with quarter-inch acrylic.

taken while swimming, johannesson places viewers into her solitary experience as she defies gravity and witnesses a shifting ground which contains landscape, figure and water from one point of view.

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 2 ‘I’ll be your mirror 2’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 3 ‘I’ll be your mirror 3’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 4 ‘I’ll be your mirror 4’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 5 ‘before the soliloquy’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 6 ‘soliloquy’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 7 ‘in between’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 8 ‘below above’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 9 ‘afterwards 1’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 10 ‘afterwards 2’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 11 ‘afterwards 3’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 12 ‘afterwards 4’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 13 ‘suo universo subacqueo 1’

photos taken from under the water's surface by laurel johannesson - 14 ‘suo universo subacqueo 2’