001 → 0.3m

A/V installation composition/music production

The rise in sea levels is one of the effects of climate change. Since 1880, the average sea level has risen by over 20 cm. Each year, the sea level increases by about 3.2 mm. Research published on February 15, 2022, shows that sea level rise is accelerating and is expected to reach 0.3 meters by 2050.

This means that the increase expected over the next 30 years corresponds to the rise recorded over the past century, according to the latest technical data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which updated the 2017 projections with the most accurate estimates available.

When sea levels rise at the pace shown in recent years, even a slight increase can have devastating effects on coastal habitats moving inland: destructive erosion, flooding of wetlands, contamination of groundwater and farmland with saltwater, and the loss of habitats for fish, birds, and plants. The rise in sea levels coincides with more dangerous hurricanes and typhoons, which move more slowly and release more rain, generating more powerful storm surges that sweep away everything in their path.

Building on these premises, the work proposes an audiovisual journey that goes beyond merely narrating climate change issues and the resulting rise in ocean levels. It aims to transport the audience into an immersive and multisensory experience that engages the viewer's awareness of the topics.

In creating this installation, Brinchi, and Spanò, in addition to drawing on high-resolution images from NASA's archive that tragically depict the shrinking coastlines around the world, developed a series of generative images capable of evoking the evolution of water and its transformations from a single drop to the ice to tornadoes and hurricanes.

CREDITS

Concept: Luca Brinchi and Daniele Spanò
Video: Luca Brinchi and Daniele Spanò
Music and Sound Design: Edoardo Sansonne

TOUR

05-07.07.2024 - Videocittà, Roma (IT)
22-27.02.2023 - Festa delle luci A2A, Bergamo (IT)