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AM WATT-a publication that blends ecology and visual storytelling, offering new insights into this dynamic coastal landscape. This artistic research project was featured in AM WATT publication alongside a diverse group of students and researchers exploration of this fragile ecosystem through artistic and scientific lenses.
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Kind: Sammelband / Anthology
Size: 21 x 27 cm
Pages: 300
Cover: Softcover
ISBN: 978-3-948312-10-7
Publisher: UE Publishing Practices
Cooperation: Nordseeheilbad Borkum




Wattenmeer, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, covers about 60 % of the intertidal zone of the northeastern Atlantic shores, providing an abundant environment for rich biodiversity in the area. As one of the largest tidal flat systems in the world, the natural processes here remain mainly uninterrupted, and the abundance of species is naturally high—however, non-native species choosing Wattenmeer as their home might disturb the harmony of this ecosystem.


Invasive or invasive alien species might have solid ecological impacts on the Wattenmeer ecosystem. This project's concept emerged after discovering the increasing number of invasive species in the region. In Chimeras of Wattenmeer, the potential impacts of these species are visually explored by imagining their interactions and the creation of new life forms that could exist if these species start to interact in response to changes in the ecosystem.





Taking inspiration from mythological beasts to imagine new creatures and drawing from speculative design practices to combine the potential and conceivable, Chimeras of Wattenmeer uses the images of the actual and current invasive alien species of Wattenmeer to imagine and generate the hybrid creatures.

These hybrid creatures were generated by combining the different species and imagining how they would look if they invaded not only the space in which they lived but also their existence. The technique used in creating these creatures incorporates a generative artificial intelligence model that generates unique images in Touch Designer. The blended images are still frames from these videos produced by using text and image prompts and manipulating them while the system generates visuals live.