Seaweed is a complex living organism that has existed long before humans, shaping societies and playing a vital role in sustaining diverse ecosystems by providing shelter and nourishment for countless species. Beyond its ecological significance, it also inspired us to reconsider our relationship with the aquatic world and reconnect with our fluid essence—whether in gender, social, or ecological identities, as well as in physical matter, since water the main element that composes the human body (70%), and being inhabited by tens of trillions of microorganisms that create complex ecosystems specific to each organism, able to adapt to changes in the physiology of the host.

Building on this ancient connection between humans and aquatic organisms, particularly seaweed, we explore how ancestral civilizations recognized this interdependence. Myth and art became powerful tools to express what science had yet to explain.

In the film, the performer embodies a sea Goddess draped in netted seaweed clothing, a vision that invites reflection on the future of multispecies coexistence. It highlights the invisible yet profound connection between bodies of water and the urgency of ecological awareness. The text and voiceover feature a poem by Ovid, the Roman poet, narrating a myth involving seaweeds in the ancient Mediterranean world that tells how sea nymphs spread in the ocean waters the seaweed transformed into corals after having been scattered with the blood of Medusa’s head, when she was decapitated by Perseus.