The Dutch part of the WE ARE OCEAN Wadden Sea program launched by ARTPORT_making waves in collaboration with iii, combing artists and scientists on the topic of ocean literacy and climate change. The Beauty of Proximity is created in collaboration with Zeehondencentrum Pieterburen, marine biologists Renate Prins & Sander van Dijk, videographer Batuhan Keskiner and facilitator Emily Oxenaar.

A trilateral collaboration between ARTPORT_making waves and iii, curated by Anne-Marie Melster and Anastasia Loginova in partnership with the World Heritage Center Wadden Sea (WEC), delivered by the artist Sophia Bulgakova in The Netherlands.

This project is part of the WE ARE OCEAN Global Program which is endorsed by UNESCO as a UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Action until 2030. The international collaboration between iii and ARTPORT_making waves is supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL.

Videography: Batuhan Keskiner