We are the ocean

A very special performance of We are the Ocean, a new musical work by sound artist, composer and nature beatboxer Jason Singh, created in partnership with composer and trumpeter Yazz Ahmed and brought to you by Turner Sims and Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute. Through music, sound and scientific research, the work explores the evolving human and more-than-human life of our blue planet, moving across time, through the bodies of ocean dwellers, and bearing witness to humanity’s impact on marine life. Responding to four distinct areas of marine and maritime research, the piece draws inspiration from the lives of fish recorded within their otoliths, the foraging habits of Fin whales, microplastics trapped in coral, and the maritime journeys of people in deep time. 

 Featuring electronic soundscapes, vocal textures, spoken word and live instruments, We are the Ocean is performed by Singh and Ahmed alongside emerging musicians from the University’s Department of Music.

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