Seaphony

The exhibition SEAPHONY takes the sea to Berlin, with three immersive installations and an associated programme of artist talks and panels. Experience the deep Ocean and its unique soundscapes through spatial sounds, light and imagination. Virtual reality and three dimensional audio tableaus let you immerse yourself in a world that can seem otherworldly unreal, always sensual and often fragile. Detailed Description: Without the Ocean, there would be no life on planet Earth, which should actually be called planet Ocean. For the ocean covers more than two thirds of the earth. It is the origin of all life, a living, sentient cosmos. The audiovisual installation SEAPHONY with a spatial multichannel composition by british sound artist Chris Watson in collaboration with spatial sound specialist Tony Myatt takes you on a 3D-audiovisual journey under the surface of the seas and oceans to celebrate and experience the most sound rich environments on the planet; crustaceans on a coral reef, the haunting siren songs of seals and the voices of the largest and loudest animals which have ever lived, the great whales. The experience presents the remarkable underwater soundscape of the oceans as a spatial, audiovisual composition. SEAPHONY interweaves original recordings of whales, dolphins, penguins, seals, fish, icebergs and glaciers into a planet wide deep ocean experience by connecting all these animals and habitats with the sounds and rhythms of the ocean currents. The piece will also reflect upon the increasing noise pollution human actions have introduced into these ancient environments, the effects on marine life and what we are doing to restore the natural balance. The unique collaboration between sound artists Chris Watson and Tony Myatt with light artist Theresa Baumgartner, lets you experience this spatial 22-channel 360-sound art alongside spacial transformations in light and colour.