Staying with the Underwater Trouble: Exploring the Hydrocommons through Freediving.

In recent years, Posthuman HCI research has started exploring noticing as a method for design research that shifts focus away from anthropocentric views to embrace more entangled ecological perspectives. Through an autoethnographic freediving practice incorporating underwater photography and microphenomenological reflection, we notice how freediving can reshape our perceptions of and connections to the ocean. In this pictorial, we present freediving as a method for transcorporeal interconnectedness, which, through breathwork and sensory immersion, fosters a deeper understanding of more-than-human interactions, ultimately reflecting on designing for ecological awareness.