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On Aqualux II (Charuck 2005)
“…in the midst of this fire that burns not” (DVD) Peter Charuck 2005
Images of the spectacular, presented in slow motion, allow time to absorb and appreciate fleeting scenes and beauty. In this work, from an artist who has observed and learned from scientists, reams of scientific data are synthesised into a video presentation showing hidden landscapes and an insight into seabed mapping.
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The artistic voyage
For three months (March, april and May 2005) I participated in the Synapse art ist in residence program at CSIRO, Hobart. During this time my interest and focus developed in several areas: the processes, technology and imagery involved i data-acquisition, vvido-capture and seabed mapping research, and an annotated version of Jules Verne’s 200,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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CSIRO Synapse Residency Exhibition notes, 2005
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But you don’t know it all – you have not seen all…you are going to visit the land of marvels. Astonishment will possibly become your normal state of mind! – visiting again everything I have ever studied on the floor of the ocean. From this day forward you enter into a new element, you will be seeing what no person has seen before you…
Spoken by Captain Nemo, in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jumes Verne 1876
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