Research Cluster Celebrating the Ocean

This Research Cluster brings together a series of materials from Ocean-Archive.org, TBA21–Academy’s digital platform. The compilation of materials departs from the exhibition “Wu Tsang: Of Whales” at the Museo Nacional Thyssen Bornemisza, Madrid, and the various subtexts the show entails such colonial histories, industrial sea practices, or extractivism—with a special focus on deep sea mining by the artist collective Inhabitants. Sound equally takes a central presence, with whale sounds and anthropogenic noise disturbances extracted from Sounds Too Many, a lecture performance by Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, and hydrophone audio pieces by artist Jana Winderen.

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Thread:
Ocean
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Date:
08/06 2023
Season:
05
Episode:
Backst_age
Type:
Research Cluster
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Cover image: Cocos Research Expedition, 2014. Photo: Nico Ghersinich
SDGs
  • Decent work and economic growth
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • Responsible consumption and production
  • Climate action
  • Life below water