Image: Underwater video & sound recording, Trondheim (Luna Scéau) The work of the Drift collective follows the sea and aims to listen closely to, and observe its spaces, inhabitants, and dynamics including the different influences exerted on it.
Taking a perspective from the sea itself is the critical starting point for explorations, soundings, cartographies and proposals that link spatial practice, art, science and communication.
Drift was founded in Norway in 2026, with an international and interdisciplinary team, committed to increasing ocean literacy and sharing ocean knowledge through an expanded range of creative methods, with the ultimate objective of improving the condition of the World Ocean, starting with local projects and partners.
In Norwegian, Drift an be interpreted as fully ongoing maintenance work. We see ourselves as contributing to this bottom-up ocean maintenance work by applying our spatial and artistic tools, in dedicated collaborations.
Meet the founding members (l>r):
Lena Winderen, architect, diver, fisher. Community engagement focus and Communications Manager
Luna Scéau, architect, landscape architect, skipper, photographer. Media and technology focus and Production Manager
Jana Winderen, artist with 20 years of experience in listening and recording underwater sound from the North Pole to tropical waters, and in compositions for large-scale sound installations and performaces in international galleries and public spaces. Visit the website here
Nancy Couling, architect, teacher, researcher, diver, canoeist. Research and publication focus on the Urbanisation of the Sea, and indigenous perspectives in the contexts of Sápmi and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Research & Project Manager