Art and Science

The Thalastasi project. A symphony of the ocean that illuminates the invisibles, highlights the importance of marine microorganisms for understanding life on Earth and their fundamental contribution to biogeochemical cycles and climate regulation. Each liter of seawater contains more than 11 billion microorganisms, that are invisible to the human eye, but that have a significant global impact on, among other processes, oxygen generation, cloud formation and carbon sequestration in the deep ocean, which reduces the global warming of the planet. With an artistic piece that uses generative code, 3D design and visual and sound elements based on scientific data from the DNA of the global marine microbiome, Thalastasi offers an experience that allows the audience to explore the complexity of these planetary processes.