EMBracing the Ocean project - Ocean and Climate

As an EMBracing the Ocean resident artist, Michael is turning his attention to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. He is working with scientific collaborators Lukrecia Stulic from Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI, Germany), Yoshihiro Nakayama from Hokkaido University (Japan), and Thomas Rackow from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (UK). Starting from the observation that data is the common vocabulary of science and art, Michael is creating new works to explore the beauty, complexity and fragility of this vast and mysterious territory. The work is based on climate and oceanographic data from the Antarctic looking at thermoclines, ice melt, salt fluxes and ocean circulation within the context of climate change. The resulting works, through recordings, broadcast and performance will play an important role in engaging audiences with the mystery, to the science, and to the urgent need for personal action in responding to the climate crisis.