“Antarctica Underwater” by Cynthia Beth Rubin
Title:
Antarctica Underwater
Artist(s) and People Involved:
Exhibiting Artist(s):
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Cynthia Beth Rubin
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- University of Vermont
- Rhode Island School of Design
Symposium:
Venue(s):
Medium:
Projection Mapping Installation
Artist Statement:
Antarctica Underwater is largely constructed from incidental footage collected in icy cold Antarctic waters, hundreds of meters below the surface, as a seal bumped into an underwater camera and a serene jellyfish floated by, as did a ctenophore. Woven into these videos are the microscopic plankton comprising the primary focus of the Oceanographic researchers: barely visible shrimp-like krill, (food for seals, penguins and whales), and the microscopic plankton that produce half the oxygen in our environment. This work is intended as a subtle reminder that Antarctica is part of our world and life there is essential for our survival.
Contributors:
Collaborator: Susanne Menden-Deuer; additional researchers in M-D lab, U of Rhode Island
Sound credit: Bob Gluck
