“Antarctica Underwater” by Cynthia Beth Rubin

Title:

Antarctica Underwater

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Cynthia Beth Rubin

Symposium:

• ISEA2016: 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• International Commerce Center (ICC) Tower , West Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR China

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

Website:

http://cbrubin.net/open-sky.html

Video:

Category:

• Public Event
• Animation