Ethereal Escapade is a one minute duration, 16:9 ratio, 4K seamless looping video in which a woman swims butterfly stroke through a river, filmed in slow motion from underwater. By mirroring her movement, I transform her arms and the splashing water into wings, so the swimmer becomes an angel suspended between body and nature. The piece is quiet and meditative, with an original soundtrack by Mix Amylo, and is designed to be a gallery installation experience, with a floor-to-ceiling projection in a darkened space or shown on a screen (with sound or silent).

My music accompanying the beautiful visuals by Emma was made using fragments of violin, recorded in my studio in the summer by a friend, and building up the composition from those haunting phrases. Using just piano and voice, it became a simple, floating soundscape that seems to fit so well with the calming peacefulness of the video.

Mix Amylo

Ethereal is the word that best describes the blissful afternoon I spent, in the summer of 2025, filming my friend in a wild swimming spot in Catalunya. We were alone, except for a few darting dragonflies. The video wasn’t rehearsed or planned – she was simply swimming, and I was playing with my new GoPro underwater camera.

She isn’t just in the river; she’s part of it – merging, commanding, relishing. It was so lovely watching her swim, witnessing the unity between her powerful strokes and the spellbinding rawness of nature.

Behind the scenes

Being open to happy accidents is part of the creative process. I was actually in the middle of making a completely different piece of video art, looking for clips to mix, when I noticed how extraordinary this clip is. It grabbed my attention with its raw power and beauty and I felt it needed exploring more on its own.

High resolution video stills

You can now buy large-scale stills from this video, printed on paper or aluminium in sizes up to 129.5 × 65 cm (and smaller).
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Mock ups

Here are some mock ups of the framed print so you can imagine the size:

Commissions welcome

By the way, if you ever decide you want a piece of personalised video art and you want to appear in the video, please get in touch about commissioning me.