Not Breaking. This Wave Drowns Hate is an interactive artwork by artist Kat Austen that responds to the crisis of marine microplastic pollution and diminishing ocean health by creating inspirations for a more symbiotic relationship between humans and the marine environment.
Sculptural ’lighthouses’ orient the visitor through the installation space suffused with a dynamic soundscape. At its heart is an Al, which has been trained on data gathered with coastal communities from in and around Galway, responding to attendees to produce evolving, generative visuals projected on sail cloth. The installation envisions a future where humans and the ocean nurture each other.
Artist: Kat Austen
Digital Artist and Technical Coordination: Daniel Hengst
AI Researchers: Sarmad Khan, Shubhanker Banerjee, Boualem Benatallah, ADAPT
Engineering: Ed Devane
Metalwork: Michael O’Brien
Community Partners: Access for All Galway, Galway City Partnership, University of Galway, Scoil Bhríde Shantalla, Galway Hooker Sailing Club, Interface Inagh
Vision Contributors:
Maeve Kernan, Maria Buckley, Time, Ciaran Oliver, Susanne Lally, Bartley Fannin, eclaire, Teanasea, Marina Postir, Cormac Ó Gibne, Oksana, Yermolieva, Yana Diadchuk, Alona, Flanna Bell, Olena Tolkachenko, Kateryna Samko, Elvira Sieitabla, Kostiantyn Aleksandrov, Josh Cuskelly, Sean McManus, AJ, Dobrusia, Niamh Snowdon, Erin Smith, Ailbhe Whyte, Leon McAleenan, Linda Schirmer, Breda Burns, Laney Mannion, Natasha Johnson
Commissioned within the framework of the S+T+ARTS 4Water II residency programme by ADAPT Centre at Dublin City University and Beta Festival with the support of Port of Galway, Galway Culture Company, Galway City Council, Culture Works and the S+T+ARTS programme of the European Union
Supported by iii instrumentinventors.org and Waves of Change (ATU / Marine Institute).
Special thanks to: Galway Hooker Sailing Club, Galway Arts Centre and Interface Inagh
Production
Beta Festival: Producer
Culture Works: Local producers