Artis zoo integrates art to recreate deep sea sounds
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Artis, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is displaying new artworks within and around its aquarium, building on a tradition of combining science and art that began in the late 19th century.
In 1888, Dr. Johannes Rombouts described the aquarium as resembling a painting collection, noting the quiet effect it had on visitors. Artis’s current managers revisited this idea during a recent renovation, adding new art installations to the space.
On October 5th, the zoo unveiled a piece by Olafur Eliasson titled Deep Seeing Currents. Eliasson created a dark, circular room with hanging lights to evoke the feeling of the deep sea, and filled it with sounds recorded directly from the ocean, including the calls of deep-sea rays. Joana Schneider also contributed work, Divine Idylle, using old ropes and nets to create sculptures that contrast with a display detailing the harms of large-scale fishing.
Zoro Feigl’s installation demonstrates how air bubbles rise through water, while Claudia Martínez Garay’s piece, The River in the Sky, depicts Amazonian fish on the aquarium windows, combining images from her childhood textbooks with historical photos from the Artis library. Garay, who was born in Peru, included animals central to local myths and stories, and subtly suggests the impact of exploitation on the environment.
