Project description
The flow of the oceans influences many processes in ecosystems of the sea across the globe which affect all life forms in the sea. Ocean Connection is based on Kristin Bergaust’s artistic research project Oslofjord Ecologies. In collaboration with Guillermo García-Sánchez, Bergaust will investigate how mathematic modelling of sea currents can let us relate to the fjord and its living processes and lifeforms from perspectives not available to our human perceptions. Could we learn to use our senses to connect more deeply to the environment by employing knowledge and technology to experience what we can’t sense through art?
Image by Guillermo García-Sánchez using Lagrangian Descriptors. The featured figure depicts the Gulf Stream on February 15, 2022, covering a length of 1100 km. It utilizes the Operational Mercator global ocean analysis and forecast system (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00016) to generate this visualization. By employing Lagrangian Descriptors, a mathematical tool capable of highlighting LCS in any flow, this representation showcases the intricate geometrical representation of the Gulf Stream. Image inspired from A. M. Mancho, J. Curbelo, S. Wiggins, V.J. Garcia-Garrido, C. Mendoza Beautiful Geometries Underlying Ocean Nonlinear Processes. Chapter in the book. A Voyage Through Scales. Eds. Günter Blöschl, Hans Thybo, Hubert Savenije, Lois Lammerhuber. Publishers European Geophysical Union & Edition Lammerhuber (2015). Reference: [1] Mancho, A. M., Wiggins, S., Curbelo, J., et al. (2013). Lagrangian descriptors: A method for revealing phase space structures of general time-dependent dynamical systems. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 18.
Ocean Connections is benefiting from the generous support of the European Commission's department on Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Meet the Team
Kristin Bergaust is an artist, researcher and professor at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design in OsloMet. Guillermo García-Sánchez is a Scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at the Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas (ICMAT) in the Applied Mathematics department. Kristin and Guillermo first met and connected at the @SciArt Summer School on the topic of NaturArchy which took place in June 2022 at the JRC. Since then they have continued their collaboration to formulate a project proposal, a collaboration which also included a visit by Guillermo to the Oslo fjord with Kristin.
Presentation Recording
Catch up on the team's presentation on 20/01/2023 at the JRC.
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