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Tides: Debut (Royal Academy of The Arts)
video
he sea is always there, swelling in and out with the tides. The rhythmic sway is ever-present yet constantly changing. As I walk along the beach, my thoughts calm. Slowly I ease into a more gentle pace; I remember to breathe. The gulls cry overhead, the waves ebb and flow, and I become fully present.
"Tides" is 24 minute-long audio-visual work. The work represents the measurement of time and tide at Portobello beach, Edinburgh. 24 hours are compressed into 24 minutes. The visual work will never repeat as it is created generatively. As with the sea, it the always the same yet forever different. I exhibited this work as part of the online exhibition for the Summer Show at the Scottish Royal Academy 2022.
"Tide" is a contemplative durational piece. I created the visuals using computer code. The code acts as my tool, my paintbrush, and my pens. It is the means to the end, not the end itself. Coding takes concentration yet is a form of contemplation within itself. I lose myself as I write the algorithms and check the results. Once finished with the visuals, I composed the soundscape.
High-resolution prints of the "Tides" are also available. I generate each image individually, and each is unique. Due to the planned randomness of the work, it is impossible for the code ever to produce precisely the same result. I will only make each print once; the owner has a unique creation, never to be repeated or reprinted.
Location
Royal Academy of The Arts, Edinburgh
Date
2022
Project type
Generative Video with Original Ambient Compostion
Tides debuted in the 2022 Royal Scottish Academy Summer Show (online), presented by the Royal Academy of Arts in Edinburgh. Rooted in the rhythms of Portobello Beach, the work explores time, place, and presence through generative audiovisual form.
The sea is always there — swelling in and out with the tides. Its rhythm is constant yet never the same. Walking along the shore, gulls call overhead, waves rise and recede, and the body settles into breath. Stillness arrives.
The piece is a 24-minute generative video that compresses a full day of tidal data into 24 minutes of real-time transformation. Like the sea itself, the visuals never repeat — the system is coded to evolve continuously, shifting subtly with each rendering. It is a meditation on the passage of time, offering a durational space for reflection.
In 2025, Tides was reimagined for Sound Disposition in London as an immersive installation with a new multi-channel soundscape, composed specifically for the space. This iteration expanded the work into a fully enveloping audiovisual environment.
The visuals were created using custom computer code — not as subject but as medium. Like ink or paint, the algorithms become a tool for expression, shaping the flow and form of the work.
A limited series of high-resolution prints, generated directly from the system, are also available. Each print is one-of-a-kind, shaped by the same invisible tides that guide the video — unique fragments of an endless process.
