In the first, darkened room off to the left, Lynette Wallworth's "Coral: Rekindling Venus", 45 minutes of stunning, frequently abstract undersea imagery focused on coral fluorescence - coral filmed at night capturing and emitting light in all kinds of colours - with other marine life drifting through, mostly set to a gorgeous Max Richter score. It was made for projection in an overhead planetarium, which the gallery has partly replicated through a conical screen viewed at an angle from beneath.
Elsewhere, a mix of those focusing on the sublime/beautiful aspects of the ocean and the marks of human activity, or both at once. I liked Simon Finn's pieces, including 'Submerged' (2016), his video of the ocean from beneath the surface, and the mysterious 'Passage' (2016; Emma Critchley and John Roach), whose 'soundtrack' comes from the amplified sound of the installed chalk dissolving in water.
Elsewhere, a mix of those focusing on the sublime/beautiful aspects of the ocean and the marks of human activity, or both at once. I liked Simon Finn's pieces, including 'Submerged' (2016), his video of the ocean from beneath the surface, and the mysterious 'Passage' (2016; Emma Critchley and John Roach), whose 'soundtrack' comes from the amplified sound of the installed chalk dissolving in water.
