Thoughts on Installation: Water Secrets 3

I'm considering different methods of installation for the Water Secrets video. The first was a performance where I project onto myself, merging body, inner dialogue and place. In this particular installation, I chose to use recorded narration, but I've also considered reciting the narrative live.

Casting

"...an empty shell, like an empty nest invites day-dreams of refuge." 

- from The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard

In my recent explorations with tinted plaster, I've found that adding pigment to the plaster changes its texture. This has its advantages and disadvantages. On one hand, it seems to prolong the setting process. On the other, the set plaster seems a bit more brittle. I need to keep experimenting to find a way to achieve the vibrancy of color I'm looking for while maintaining the integrity of the material. As I work on this project, it strikes me how much these castings resemble shells.