± 5,965 Fathoms

± 5,965 Fathoms is an audiovidual installation developed in collaboration with the digital artist Maotik, that imagines a speculative environment inspired by the depths of the Mariana Trench. The deep sea exists in a complex of extremes where sound, light and movement are transformed by pressure and isolation.
Through immersive soundscapes and visual elements, this AV work invites audiences to experience the unseen world of the deep ocean, where bioluminescence flickers in total darkness and low-frequency vibrations set the tone.
At these depths, light barely penetrates and sound transforms into strange, reverberating echoes.
Audiences are invited to interpret what life and sound may feel in these extreme environments under immense pressure, where the line between reality and imagination blurs.

Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in the Earth’s oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands.

± 5,965 Fathoms installation was curated by Joana Seguro and presented at the BOIL Fest in Fundação Serralves, Porto, Portugal.

Technical support by Hipnose.