The whole world looks at Sue Austin's underwater photos with surprise. What is so unusual about Sue's pictures? The fact is that Sue dives right along with her wheelchair. Cheerful and full of energy, Sue says that the wheelchair gave her freedom.
British artist Sue Austin has been confined to a wheelchair since 1996. However, she did not want to live the normal life of a wheelchair user. She is engaged in multimedia, installation art and performance, using her wheelchair as a means to explore new movement patterns. This underwater performance of hers was filmed near the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Have you ever seen such a thing? Dreams come true!
In 2012, Austin was commissioned to create a series of multimedia projects as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in connection with the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The result, titled "Creating a Performance!" is a spectacular, exciting dance performance and underwater exploration that was filmed near Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
Her underwater wheelchair is made from a standard National Health Service wheelchair, supplemented with battery-powered propellers and perspex wings to control turns.
Austin hopes that this version of the chair will become widely available in diving centers in the future to make diving a popular form of entertainment for all people with different abilities.
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