Whale virtual reality experience will be further developed thanks to new EU grant!

We are excited to share that we together with our partner at Seanergy have been selected for the PartArt4OW accelerator as one of six groups across Europe. Through the support of PartArt4OW we will further develop our Sea of Sounds project to shine light on the hidden threat of noise pollution and its impact on marine mammals.

Sea of Sounds (SoS) is a participatory, immersive experience that builds on the success of our 2024 pilot project “Us: The Sea of Sounds”. Through this virtual reality (VR) experience, developed by Seanergy, users will be able to embody a whale and immerse into the underwater world through captivating visuals and acoustics from our hydrophone recordings. The project will also include interactive workshops and a whale exhibition with photographs and bones from a Sowerby’s beaked whale which stranded near Bodø during ongoing seismic activity.

There will be showcase events both in Bodø and Barcelona February 2026 once everything is finalized. Stay tuned for updates!