Waves of Resonance : The psychological impact of marine sounds
Environment > Climate Change6/19/2025 1:00 PM
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On Thursday 19 June 2025, EMB will host its 49th Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring EMBracing the Ocean artist-in-residence Elise Guillaume who will present on her project "Waves of Resonance: The psychological impact of marine sounds". She will be joined by her scientific collaborators Clea Parcerisas and Marine Severin.
Elise Guillaume is a Belgian artist exploring the interplay of psychology, ecology and notions of care. During her EMBracing the Ocean residency, Elise Guillaume focussed on creating a sonic project 'Waves of Resonance' that addresses the psychological impact of climate change and the therapeutic potential of ocean sounds. The project is in collaboration with Marine Severin (Flanders Marine Institute), a psychologist who researches the positive effects of coastal landscapes on mental well-being. They led workshops at the Royal College of Art (London) and VLIZ (Belgium) where participants engage with the evolving sound piece to enrich the creative process and generate valuable data that shaped the soundscape’s final output, while advancing scientific research.
In collaboration with acoustic ecologist Clea Parcerisas (Flanders Marine Institute), the project addresses the critical issue of underwater noise pollution by capturing an extensive range of above and below water sounds using various microphones. Additionally, Elise also used photography to document the coastal landscape and the scientific recording processes. As done in previous works of hers, she developed the photographs using seaweed; a low-toxicity alternative to conventional photographic practice. The research journey of the project finds expression in a printed publication, a research podcast, a video interview and a scientific paper. The project raises awareness about the sonic impact of climate change and foster a deep emotional connection with the ocean to inspire pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours and the final piece is currently being exhibited at La Chapelle Jeanne d’Arc Centre d’Art Contemporain d’Intérêt National in Thouars, France.
Find out more about the EMBracing the Ocean programme here.
You can register for the webinar here and it will also be live-streamed on the EMB YouTube Channel.
Event Date: Thu, 19/06/2025 - 13:00 - Thu, 19/06/2025 - 14:00
Location: Online webinar
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The European Marine Board (EMB) is the leading European think tank in marine science policy. It provides a platform to advance marine research and to bridge the gap between science and policy. EMB engages in several foresight activities by establishing working groups; producing strategic foresight papers; organizing forums and conferences and by participating in EU projects. We identify emerging scientific and societal challenges and opportunities and articulate the research and capacities needed to address them. This results in a series of high quality peer-reviewed publications. EMB’s artist-in-residence programme ‘EMBracing the Ocean’ provides grants for creative individuals or groups to co-create work with Ocean scientists.