A Sea of Data
Marine Litter, a term that defines marine waste dispersed in the sea as a direct consequence of human activity, becomes in this installation not only an environmental phenomenon, but a visual and sensory language. Marine debris—often invisible, scattered, fragmented, here turns into sensitive matter, luminous code, acoustic vibration.
The suspended light bars are not mere scenographic elements: they are territorial presences. Each bar represents a portion of the Mediterranean Sea, and its luminous variations reflect the real dynamics of pollution. Environmental data are not illustrated, but embedded within the perceptual fabric of the installation.
At the same time, a soundtrack composed through data sonification transforms the accumulation of debris into frequencies, vibrations, and fractured rhythms, creating an acoustic landscape that conveys the tension of an altered ecosystem.
Marine Litter thus becomes a sensory map of human impact: an immersive environment in which data, light, and sound do not simply depict a problem, but construct a perceptual experience that compels the viewer to confront what remains—physically and symbolically—of human action upon the sea.
The work is an invitation to acknowledge the persistent presence of our waste: a system of artificial memories that continues to drift among the waves, a silent witness to a broken equilibrium.
credit:
Sound design: Gabriele Panico, “Radiotecnica n.6 – Морскому” (LI Edizioni Musicali, 2008).
