We Breathe Underwater by Nat Vigo | RMIT University

We Breathe Underwater
It's 2075. Barriers as we know them now no longer exist. Let fellow RMIT students show you that world.
From the artist
The background image shows my character underwater. The coral reef in the foreground reflects diversity of human experience. Sometimes living with disability feels like living in an underwater city where everyone else was born with a snorkel. It can feel like we are screaming into the void as we fight for disability rights - drowned out by ableism. Here I've used this metaphor for a future beyond these limitations.
About 2075
The three student artists were commissioned by RMIT Creative Student Life to present video works as part of the We Belong: Beyond accessibility art project.
Their works were seeded during a roundtable series designed to platform the voices of students who are D/deaf, Disabled, and living with disability. The roundtables explored the student's experience on a university campus, sensory experiences of belonging, community building, and collective dreams of crip futurity.
This video is included in Alter State at Art Centre Melbourne.
An award-winning arts initiative redefining Disabled Futures. Curated by a community of Australia's Deaf and Disabled leading artmakers. RMIT is proud to be aligned and included in Alter State 2024 theme, Disabled Futures: A glimpse of what's to come.