From the Deep: New Ways of Knowing the Ocean

How do we come to know a world that remains largely unseen?

Marking the closing month of Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath at ArtScience Museum, From the Deep: New Ways of Knowing the Ocean brings together explorers, scientists, filmmakers and creatives who are transforming how we understand and communicate the ocean.

Join Mark Dalio (Founder and Co-CEO of OceanX) alongside OceanX collaborators and experts James Honeyborne (wildlife filmmaker and Founder of Freeborne Media), Kailani Acosta (Biological Oceanographer and Science Programme Associate at OceanX), and Johnathan Brigden (Managing Director of Studio Giggle and Distortion Studios) for a conversation on how exploration, science, technology and storytelling are reshaping our relationship with the deep sea.

Drawing on expeditions aboard the OceanXplorer and the making of Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath, the speakers reflect on the collaborations that bring the deep ocean into public view, and why expanding our understanding of the ocean is increasingly urgent in a time of environmental change.

From piloted submersibles and advanced imaging systems to cinematic storytelling and immersive exhibition experiences, discover how different disciplines come together to explore one of Earth's least understood environments. The conversation will also consider how museums, research organisations and creative practitioners can foster public engagement and inspire greater stewardship of the ocean.

Presented one week ahead of the OceanX Summit, a global gathering of scientists, innovators and policymakers, this closing conversation offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from the people shaping the future of ocean exploration and to consider what that future asks of us all.

Speakers

Mark Dalio

Founder and co-CEO of OceanX

OceanX's scientific mission and expedition footage form the foundation of Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath. In a fireside conversation, Mark Dalio reflects on the vision behind OceanX, what drives its mission, and what is at stake for the future of the ocean.

James Honeyborne

Wildlife Filmmaker and Founder of Freeborne Media

One of the world's leading ocean storytellers, James Honeyborne is best known as the creative force behind the landmark BBC series Blue Planet II. For Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath, he played a key role in shaping how scientific research and exploration were translated into a compelling and emotionally resonant public experience.

Kailani Acosta

Biological Oceanographer and Science Programme Associate at OceanX

As a contributor to the scientific development of Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath, Kailani Acosta helped translate deep-sea research into the exhibition's ecological narrative. She will share insights into the discoveries emerging from OceanX expeditions and why they matter for our understanding of the ocean.

Johnathan Brigden

Managing Director of Studio Giggle and Distortion Studios

Johnathan Brigden served as Creative Director for the immersive technology elements of Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath. Through Studio Giggle's work on the exhibition, scientific data and expedition footage were transformed into spatial and sensory experiences that bring audiences closer to the mysteries of the deep sea.

Image Credit: © OceanX