Adva Kremer

This work examines the tension between the sea as an open, ever-changing and unfixable space, and the attempt to tame it through the domesticated image of the swimming pool. How does a dynamic, natural element transform into a stable, controlled and reproducible image?

The work is based on industrial PVC sheets used for swimming pool lining. These sheets feature prints of water or generic mosaic patterns, creating an illusion of depth and movement on a flat, stable surface. The material is broken down into units, “pixels”, and reassembled manually as a mosaic, a process that highlights the transition from a pre-existing image to a slow, cumulative material act.

The resulting structure offers a reading of the sea as a mediating space, where the image replaces the direct encounter with the sea itself by technological means and systems of representation. In this way, the work shows how natural elements exist within systems of planning and control, articulating a material language that seeks to reveal the tension between representation, boundary and matter in the urban landscape.