Audiovisual and sensory ethnographic methods and tools are used to immerse viewers in the underwater world of the Bay of Marseille, revealing it as a complex social space. This project distances itself from traditional underwater narratives to adopt an off-center perspective, focusing on the often overlooked interactions between human and non-human entities in the Mediterranean.
The project explores the tangible and intangible traces left by the intensification of human activities beneath the surface: physical infrastructures such as cables and pipelines, less visible pollution, invasive species, the impacts of fishing, recreational activities and even conservation efforts such as artificial reefs. He seeks to understand how human interventions shape the sea and, conversely, how the marine environment absorbs, resists or adapts in return. He observes how different forms of life respond to human-modified environments, sometimes thriving,sometimes regressing, while leaving plenty of room for the ambiguity and uncertainty inherent in these relationships.