After 10 months of preparation, July 22nd, M.A.R.I.N. project starts by preparing its first journey at sea. We will take the catamaran vessel to the Irish Sea. On board are Nigel Helyer (AU), Michael Lake (AU) as artists in residence with Tapio Mäkelä (FI) as a resident artist, and Lars Dall (DK) as a captain of the boat. Other artists in residence will join us in Belfast for ISEA2009 and continuing to work with the AND Festival in Cumbria and Liverpool.
Starting location is Brunsbuttel, a harbor at the mouth of Kiel Canal. Depending on the wind predictions, we are going either West via English Channel, or North-West up coast of Scotland. First day is filled with equipping the boat with solar panels, batteries, computing and sound gear, water, and food. We watch huge ships go by. Part of the solar panels, wind turbine, and 3G router arrive from Slovenia via Marko Peljhan, who is preparing an expedition to Baffin Bay with Matthew Biederman in Arctic Perspective Initiative. Both will join the residency for ISEA2009 in mid August. Shipment from Germany is delayed, and we wait until all gear has arrived and leave on the 23rd at 2.30 PM. Our course is West, as the weather on open sea seems unpredictable with gales.
Tags: marine ecology, residency, route