Antonella Passani represented T6 Ecosystems at the event, held as part of the Posidonia Green Festival. This international eco-festival brings together music, cinema, photography, performing arts, science and education to promote knowledge and practices that contribute to protecting our seas and the wider environment.
Within this event, the underwater museum created by the Posidonia Art Reef project was inaugurated. The project is a participatory art and citizen science initiative involving scientists, artists, divers, students and local residents in the co-creation of an underwater eco-sculpture. These work function both as artworks and as artificial reefs designed to support marine biodiversity. The project also includes biodiversity monitoring, guided dives, storytelling activities and a 360° virtual underwater museum, making the experience accessible beyond the diving community.
The initiative was funded by PartArt4OW, a Horizon Europe project in which T6 Ecosystems contributes by designing and managing the open calls for participatory art and science initiatives and assessing their impacts. It was inspiring to see how a project developed through community participation has become a permanent underwater museum, a new space for marine life, learning and engagement, but also for the whole community to work together towards sustainable touristic and recreational practices.
