6' 57" animation
2026
Currently on exhibition at the MIT Museum, September 30, 2026 - February 21, 2027, as part of Sensing Oceans
This is an animation of 473 tracks of student-built surface drifters and Argo profilers. The surface drifters originate from New England, but drift throughout the Atlantic, at the whim of eddies and currents. The Argo profilers originate from ships, and drift through the ocean at various depths, spending much of the time at 2000m - 6000m depth. The surface drifters reveal wind-driven currents, while the Argo profilers describe deep ocean currents driven by the world's overturning circulation. Time is not a factor in this particular rendering.