Animoceans

Stop-motion experiments exploring Scottish ocean micro-worlds. Crochet rockpools by Emily Doolittle (who also composed the score) and an origami food chain from diatoms to sandeels via copepods, brought to life by Clubhouse Animations. Many thanks to Greenlight Creative, pianist Rachel Iwaasa, and the other marine scientists who brought their ideas! showreel on Vimeo

Mapping Ocean Change at Cove Park (2022)

The Mapping Ocean Change Through Art project kicked off a season of public workshops around Scotland with a day at Cove Park where we combed the beach, filtered plankton out of the sea, and folded a Scottish coastal food chain from phytoplankton to gannets. Diagrams for many of these are available elsewhere on this site.

Diatom experiments (2022)

Centric diatoms—glass-walled, single-cell phytoplankton found throughtout the oceans—have a beautiful diversity and complexity that invite new mashups of the venerable tradition of origami stars and flowers. Neil has been experimenting. Stay tuned.