Interview: Geraint Rhys

Geraint Rhys is an award winning musician, film maker, sound artist and writer from Swansea, South Wales.  He is currently working in Germany on the interface between art/science, specifically situated on the Ocean.

Geraint participated in the Under the Sea Virtual Exhibition. The panel of judges chose his piece First Contact as the best piece for “Change’s the viewer’s relationship with the ocean.”

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your name and what do you do.

What sparked your fascination with the ocean?

What role does research play in your artistic process?

What is your favorite medium to work with and why?

What is your ideal collaboration between art and science?

How do you hope your audience engages with your work?

What advice would you give other artists?

With hindsight, what would you have liked to know? What about the future?

If you could be any ocean creature, what would you be and why?