The oceans and the centuries

The oceans and the centuries (a phrase borrowed from Roland Barthes) presents related thoughts and questions from science, literature and personal experience. Layered with footage of water, its inhabitants and the sounds of the moons of Jupiter, this video explores notions of oceanic origins, sentience and knowability, asking the question: what is our relationship to this thing called ocean?

The source material for The oceans and the centuries stems from Yaringa Marine National Park and was provided by Parks Victoria and Museum Victoria.

Kim Munro is a filmmaker, art-maker, educator and PhD student from Melbourne, Australia. Her films have been shown on television and numerous festivals around the world. Kim works across mediums including documentary approaches, collaborative processes and gallery and screen based exhibition formats. Her work has combined an interest in self-reflexive essay film-making with a range of stylistic approaches and audio-visual material- both analogue and digital.