Line | +1233m –1233m is a poetic audiovisual work that deals with the sonority of the sea in a vertical strip deep under and above the surface to encourage reflection on new (ecological) realities in the age of the Anthropocene. By sonifying databases of biogeochemical impacts on daily vertical migrations, acquired using assorted remote sensing instruments, and inserting sound recordings made below and above the water surface, the artist reveals yet unexplored sonorous deep-sea environments, placing them in dialogue with the airiness of the landscape above.
Line | +1233m –1233m invites viewers to re-assess their relationship to the environment and enter the zone of the aquatocene, resulting from the industrialization of seascapes deep below the ship decks.
Live sound performance: Robertina Šebjanič
Live video: Tanja Minarik
Artist: Robertina Šebjanič
A.I. video sound programming: Tanja Minarik
Object manufacturing: David Drolc
Audio mastering: Mauricio Valdes
8-channel audio composition support: KUBER / HEKA, Pina, Koper
Expert advisors: PhD Alenka Malej, PhD Matjaž Ličer; Gjino Šutić / UR Institute; PhD Marijana Hure and PhD Valter Kožul / Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, University of Dubrovnik
Producer: Irena Pivka
Production: CONA for Gallery Steklenik, 2022/2023
Robertina Šebjanič (SI)
Robertina Šebjanič is an artist whose work explores the biological, chemical, (geo)political and cultural realities of aquatic environments and the impact of humanity on other organisms. In her analysis of the Anthropocene and its theoretical framework, the artist uses the terms “aquatocene” and “aquaforming” to refer to the human impact on marine environments. Her works received awards and nominations at Prix Ars Electronica, STARTS Prize, Falling Walls and Re:Humanism.She exhibited/performed at solo and group exhibitions and in venues like: ZKM (Karlsruhe), CCCB (Barcelona), Gallery Cukrarna (Ljubljana), Matadero (Madrid), WRO Media Art Biennale (Wrocław), Ars Electronica (Linz), Device_art festival by KONTEJNER, Močvara (Zagreb), Art Laboratory (Berlin), Eastern Bloc (Montreal), Laboratorio Arte Alameda (Ciudad de Mexico), Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb), MONOM (Berlin), Le Cube (Paris), Eyebeam (New York), CAAM – Atlantic Center of Modern Art (Gran Canaria) and many more.
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Tanja Minarik (HR)
Tanja Minarik (HR) is an artist working in the field of video art, A/V performances and interactive, immersive environments. Her work predominantly deals with data, biopolitics and technology. She holds a BA in Film and Video from the Academy of Fine Arts in Split, Croatia, and an MA in New Media Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Croatia.She is a part of the queerANarchive collective and the UR Institute.She has exhibited and performed at solo and group exhibitions in galleries and festivals such as: Dreiviertel, Bern, Switzerland; Athens Museum Of Queer Arts (AMOQA), Athens, Greece; Touch Me Festival, Zagreb, Croatia; Roma Independent Film Festival, Roma, Italy; CineFest, Hungary; Europavox Festival, Clermont Ferrand, France; FemiNiš, Niš, Serbia; Perforacije, Zagreb, Croatia; MENT, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Festival of Mediterranean Film, Split, Croatia; PitchWise Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina etc.
