Robertina Šebjaničs
Robertina Šebjanič’s immersive audio installation “Stories about the Atlantic” tells the tale of the wandering basking shark Cetorhinus Maximus and the flame scallop Limaria Hians, both marine inhabitants of the North Atlantic.
The story weaves together mythologies and sciences, humans and non-humans, and explores the ability to speak and confront challenges in the age of the Anthropocene. It employs a narrative voice, the Old Irish Sean-nós singing style, and field recordings from above and below the depths of the Atlantic, made during the artist’s residency aboard the RV Celtic Explorer.
Robertina Šebjanič’s work has received international recognition. She regularly engages with biological, chemical, political, and cultural realities of aquatic environments and explores the human impact on other species and the rights of non-human entities. In her analysis of the theoretical framework of the Anthropocene, the artist uses the terms “Aquatozen” and “aquaforming” to refer to human influence on the aquatic environment.
Concept, development, text, sound editing: Robertina Šebjanič
Sean-nós singing: Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin and Róisín Seoighe
Narrative voice: Polona Torkar, recorded by Rok Kovač
Sound mastering: Aleš Hieng Zergon