Underwater

By Ana Muço

Topic: Personal Data

Medium: Poster

Institute: Politecnico di Milano

Year: a.a. 2022-2023

“Underwater is exactly how I have felt in my year abroad. As much as my idea in my head was different, the reality hit me hard. Depression is a common mental disorder, which affects many people nowadays, and despite having heard for it for years, I never thought I would let it affect me. I have displayed this feeling through 5 photos, accompanied by some of the lyrics of the song itself, as well as audio file from some of my voice memos this year. I want people to understand that going abroad as much fun as it can be, it can be very isolating and lonely, and if you let it, it might get into you and lead to bigger issues. The metaphore is underwater, which is displayed in the photos I have taken, as well as in the audio file. Just like the song said: “My head was underwater”, the feeling of drowning, suffocating, helpless. “

Featured image of the project Underwater

Complementary image of the project Underwater

Metaphor used:

The metaphore is underwater, which is displayed in the photos I have taken, as well as in the audio file. Just like the song said: “My head was underwater”, the feeling of drowning, suffocating, helpless.

Intended Meaning:

Sound is very important and it affects a lot our emotional state. Emotions become attached to sound through experience, and emotions triggered by experience provoke certain thoughts and behaviors. That is why human beings have such a strong emotional response to the things we hear. Going through my Spotify playlist, I discovered that the No1 song listened by me in 2022 was Everything I wanted by Billie Eilish. It seemed like I found my self in the lyrics and the underwater sound effects of the song.

Source:

Spotify playlist and Voice Memos