Phantom Under Water - Installment

Blue Studio partnered with photographer Scott Rhea to bring a transformational experience to the annual Flux art event at Soho House, Hollywood. The centerpiece of our contribution was a live performance piece filmed in slow motion, designed for multiple projections, including a 25-foot overhead screen that immersed viewers in an underwater realm.

Rhea’s vision presented a performer drifting through serene, slow-motion choreography suspended in water. Our role was to transform the footage into an encompassing visual environment of fluid motion. Using real-time projections onto a large curved screen, we simulated being underwater—rippling light, undulating reflections, delicately shifting focus—that wrapped around the audience in a cinematic embrace. This was no small feat to execute. We synced live motion, lighting, and projections across flat and curved surfaces, ensuring the footage worked like a multidirectional lens rather than a standard screen. The outcome was an immersive dive into the imagery—a sense of presence inside water, light, and time moving slower than reality.