Event 3: Noise Aquarium

Event 3: Noise Aquarium 

Hello all!


Classmate and I at the event 
In this weeks event, the focus of this workshop was to acknowledge that Plankton are consuming micro-plastics and this is tearing apart the food chain and environment of the ocean. This experiment was very interesting because I have never been to anything like it. We, as a class, were focusing on the nano level and micro level of this project. From plankton consuming micro plastic to the nano systems of the project and sound and even the slight movements that were created when saving the plankton in the art experiment. As I attended I learned so much about the ocean and whats at risk. I spoke with Professor Vesna after the show was over and asked her why this was so important to her and her calling. After speaking with her, my class mater and I had an amazing conversation. Seeing these plankton and hearing the underwater pollution was quite disturbing.  Biologist and marine biologist have been working on this project for about three years. 


This is me saving the plankton 
The demo contain eight different species of plankton. These plankton are at the bottom of the food chain, yet are still consuming things that are killing them. By them being at the bottom at the food chains allows individuals to understand what is really at risk here. These plankton are shown an a huge screen but becasue I only saw within a demo the final performance will have a huge 3D screen that you are able to move with your feet. As I tested this demo out I realized that my feet were controlling the actions of the plankton. In the demo you are suppose to bring the plankton to you so that it can be saved. After participating and saving my plankton I felt like I had accomplished something. The plankton were blown up to about the size of a baby whale, and in the full presentation, they will reach the length of a full grown whale. If you did not save the plankton the noise pollution would continue. Within the noise pollution, there were some very interesting and annoying sounds. I personally wanted to leave the room after 20 minutes because of the sound. I loved putting myself in the same position as a follow creature. It also help me realize what actually happens underneath the sea. There were eight different noise pollution sounds to correlate with each plankton. Most of the sounds incorporated were sounds of plastics, boats, ship wrecks and franking. The sounds themselves are very destructive, therefore you can only image hearing those 24/7. The majority of the population is aware of the noise pollution and what it does to dolphins or whales, however, Vesna is trying to bring attention to the plankton. What happens to them?


One of the plankton shown on the screen
Later Professor Vesna spoke about the importance of taking care of the environment and the things around us. She believes that this is her call to action, she is able to represent a cause through the beauty of art. I also learned that 80% of our oxygen we breathe is formed by certain plankton's. Vesna explained that this cycle needed to stop. To help the cause, they will be presenting this experiment at the end of this month in Vienna. I personally think that this will help me in the future when thinking about new concepts. I definitely have a better idea of the size of nano and things of that nature because they are all used for this experiment.
The professor explaining the system of the demo 







Thank you so much!
Veronica Thompson
5/14/19



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