Subatlantic
2015 | 00:11:24 | Switzerland | English | Color | Stereo | 16:9 | HD video
Collection: Single Titles
Tags: Environment, Future, Landscape, Nature


Appealing concurrently in this video essay to various meanings of the term “Subatlantic” — a climatic phase beginning 2,500 years ago, as well as the submerged regions of the Atlantic — Biemann immerses her camera deep in oceanic waters to ponder upon the entanglements of geological time with that of human history. As the voice-over speaks the accounts of a she-scientist traversing the pan-generational timescales of the Subatlantic, we navigate between the palpable evidence of the dramatic human-induced ecological alterations to the world and those that are simply beyond our comprehension.
Premiere
Pratt InstituteNew York City, NY
2015
Exhibitions + Festivals
2015 BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, Netherlands
2015 Winter Event - antifreeze, Tate Modern, London, UK
2016 The Ocean After Nature, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco