Submerged Terrestrials: Exploring underwater regions through sound and sculpture to bridge the Humanities and Ocean Sciences.

The research hopes to provide a creative catalyst that pushes to define new ground in the relationship between the Humanities and Sciences. The project will compose sound and sculptural pieces for exhibition, publication, and an online lecture. It will do so by utilising technologies used in mapping underwater terrains known as submerged terrestrials. The investigation of underwater areas will focus on ocean histories, underwater landscapes, and sound through a collection of experiments. Data derived from these investigations will form the content for the projects body of work.

An extensive and lost history exists beneath large bodies of water throughout the globe. These terrains, largely undisturbed by the modern industrial cityscape, remain preserved worlds that have the potential to recalibrate a series of academic disciplines. Indeed, the areas could range from ocean acoustics, underwater archaeology, marine ecologies, anthropology, and historical materiality. A compelling example of this is the case study 'Doggerland' and area found in the North Sea. Indeed, the archaeological discovery of a series of Neolithic settlements beneath the waves dramatically altered our understanding of human development. Thus, it would suffice to say, if only a fraction of submerged landscapes on the planet is mapped, our understanding of how we came to the present day is profoundly limited. What is more, with the emergence of technologies used in this process, it seems fitting to begin intersecting theories of global ocean mapping with dialogue between the humanities, aquatic sciences, and the arts.