The installation transports the audience to the depths of the ocean, near Svalbard, Norway, to confront the layered realities of imminent deep-sea mining. Through intricate soundscapes and intimate visual experiences, the project immerses us in the presence of raw materials that are vital for modern technologies like smartphones and electric vehicles and the extraction of which transforms our ecosystems and fuels geopolitical tensions.
Deep vibrations of the ocean floor and sounds from above and below the surface (like the haunting calls of belugas and sperm whales, or the crackling of melting glaciers) were captured using hydrophones and ultrasensitive microphones. These soundscapes are blended with visuals of the ocean floor as well as with archival and microscopic footage. Together, they juxtapose the unseen: marine life, retreating ice and microscopic plankton.

Another Deep inspires us to reflect upon the deep entanglement of human activity and natural systems, rendering perceptible how extraction is reshaping the ecosystems, while allowing us to grasp its broader environmental, social and political ripples.

(Borbála Szalai)