Volume

5

Sense

Read SeaVoice Volume 5, Sense. Stories exploring the ocean through art, music, taste, and sensory experience, from virtual diving to coastal whisky.

photograph by

Diletta de Bortoli

All stories

Baselines; painting our new landscapes

Baselines: Painting Our New Ocean Landscapes from the Isle of Skye

Artistic Expression

October 30, 2024

Artist Sarah Bold conveys the ocean and all we cannot see

Painting the landscape

Beyond Barriers: virtual diving with giants

Beyond Barriers: Virtual Diving with Giants in Laamu Atoll, Maldives

Jasmine Corbett

Technology & Innovation

October 28, 2024

Ocean accessibility through VR diving with manta rays

The sensation of water—its coolness, its weight, its embrace—resonates deeply with our emotions and memories.

Connecting to the Ocean Through Sound

Composing the ocean

Joshua Sam Miller

Artistic Expression

October 28, 2024

Connecting to the ocean through sound

Over the past five years, I’ve had the privilege of creating music with whales and dolphins, exploring that profound power to deepen our connection with blue spaces.

Endurance Preserved: safeguarding a shipwreck in the world’s most inaccessible waters

Endurance Preserved: safeguarding a shipwreck in the world’s most inaccessible waters

Marine Heritage

October 30, 2024

Uncovering the Endurance shipwreck in the freezing depths of the Weddell Sea

This expedition, which aimed to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent almost ended in tragedy when one of the expedition ships, the Endurance, became trapped in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea in 1915.

How to listen to the ocean

How to listen to the ocean

Science & Research

October 30, 2024

The sonic world of the sea reveals environmental health

Humans of the Lagoon: sensing Venice’s celestial veins

Humans of the lagoon

Letizia Artioli

Artistic Expression

October 31, 2024

Exploring Venice's watery veins through art and storytelling

"Here more than anywhere else – It is as if space, aware of its own inferiority with respect to time, responds to it with the only property that time does not possess: with beauty.

Meet PADI’s first South African Adaptive Blind Diver: sensing underwater visions

Meet South Africa's first blind Scuba Diver

Inspiring Ocean Voices

October 31, 2024

Jessica Pita senses underwater visions

Have you ever really considered how grand the open oceans are?

Nc'nean Whisky: tasting Scotland's coastal heritage

Nc'nean Whisky: tasting Scotland's coastal heritage

Marine Heritage

October 30, 2024

Interview with Annabel Thomas, founder and CEO of Nc'neanNc'nean whisky embodies the spirit of the Scottish Highlands and the deep-rooted connections between the land, sea, and culture.

Nc'nean whisky embodies the spirit of the Scottish Highlands and the deep-rooted connections between the land, sea, and culture.

Poetry Collection: the invisible cost of climate change on the ocean and ourselves

Ode to the ocean

Artistic Expression

October 31, 2024

Poetry on the invisible cost of climate change

Ocean acidification is one of climate changes’ “invisible ghosts” haunting our ocean.

Savouring the Mediterranean Ocean Invader

Savouring the Mediterranean Ocean Invader

Fisheries & Aquaculture

October 31, 2024

Lionfish are both strange and beautiful creatures.

Weaving Waves: the power of art

Weaving Waves

Artistic Expression

October 31, 2024

the power of art in ocean conservation

That was the creative brief I received from Rip Curl Indonesia when they commissioned me to create an art piece for their new store opening at Canggu Beach in Bali: to connect customers to the ocean through a captivating visual experience.

Welcome to Sense: telling stories of our global ocean language

Welcome to Sense: telling stories of our global ocean language

November 1, 2024

The oceans have always been more than just blue horizons; they are bridges for shared experiences, lifelong memories, and regulators of human emotions.

At SeaVoice, we believe that understanding the complex dynamics between human culture and the environment is crucial for addressing the challenges we face today. By exploring the stories of those who have a deep connection to bodies of water, we gain a deeper appreciation for the importance of preserving and protecting these invaluable resources.

SeaVoice is produced by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network UK (ODHN-UK). ODHN-UK is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC052384)