Parallel

​Parallel is an interactive audiovisual installation that reveals the fragile tension between solitude and connection through shifting textures of light and sound. Inspired by artists' migration experiences, Parallel explores the human connection, belonging and empathy in the context of cultural integration.

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The behaviour of this project reflects this narrative of shifting social dynamics. It responds to human movement, modulating light, visual and sound in real time. As participants enter the space, their movement transforms discrete, cold and distant elements that begin to synchronise and overlap, making what was once parallel gradually start to intersect.

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Light functions as the conceptual and visual core of the installation. Using a specialised lens, LED light is stretched into thread-like lines that appear parallel when viewed head-on, yet intersect dynamically from shifting perspectives. This optical duality reflects how experiences of solitude or connection are shaped by perception.

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It mirrors the artists' journey of rebuilding identity in a new land: arriving as isolated strands in a parallel landscape, then gradually discovering crossings, shared rhythms, and moments of belonging.

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Parallel was shortlisted in the Darc Award 2024 under the category of Light Art. Since its debut in early 2024, it has been exhibited at venues across the UK and internationally, such as ArtSect Gallery (UK), UglyDuck (UK), Collect Art (Georgia), ASC Gallery (UK), and Kora Contemporary Art Centre (Italy), engaging participants worldwide.​

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Through interaction, the installation becomes a responsive, living entity. Participants act as co-authors, shaping the work through embodied presence and echoing the process of cultural integration, where connection emerges through active engagement.