The Aquanauts is an installative exhibition based on the experience of six women scientists who were made to live together in a small vessel on the ocean floor in 1970. NASA wanted to research how women would work together and respond physically and emotionally in a pressurized environment. This was part of an experiment run by the US military to prepare for placing human beings in space stations for extended periods of time, thus they were named ''The Aquanauts'' by the press of the day.
The exhibition takes an interest not only in reciprocal relations between the ocean and the researchers, but also the power relations within the group under surveillance. It has been generated under the influence of 70s new age group dynamics, Greek drama and critiques of 20th century hubris in the exploitation of the ecology of the ocean.
JEN LEIGH FISHER
The Aquanauts
La Centrale
EXHIBITION To October 13, 2017
ARTIST TALK Thursday September 28, 6:30pm
Tuesday-Friday: 11am-7pm
Saturday: Noon-5pm
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