ARTIST AT SEA: SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE
Schmidt Ocean Institute combine advanced science with state-of-the-art technology to achieve lasting results in ocean research, to catalyze sharing of the information, and to communicate this knowledge to audiences around the world. They foster a deeper understanding of our environment.
Schmidt OceanInstitute is uniquely positioned to provide collaborations between artists and some of the world’s leading marine scientists, using the Institute’s research vessel Falkor as a platform of connection and interdisciplinary reach.
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Thirty days on the open ocean is something of a dream for an artist whose creative practice is entwined with the sea. It was not until I wiggled my feet into some fresh steel cap slippers, looked ardently at the mooring ropes, and made my way up Falkor’s gangplank that the expedition I was about to embark upon began to feel a little less surreal. I pinched myself and boarded the luckdragon.
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Schmidt Ocean Institute Artist-at-Sea: Jessica Leitmanis
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OCEAN IMPACT PODCAST
Below you can listen to my conversation with the ever inspiring Tim Silverwood of Ocean Impact Organisation. A ship-to-shore aboard RV Falkor in the Tasman Sea. Special thanks to Tim Silverwood and the Schmidt Ocean Institute team for making possible this Ocean Impact Podcast episode recorded at sea.
Episode 40 - Art for Planet Ocean with Jess Leitmanis
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