The Copernicus Pathways

The Copernicus Pathways is an immersive video installation that explores six possible futures for the Mediterranean, transforming scientific data into visual and auditory experiences generated by artificial intelligence. Using 360° footage captured on the island of Gozo, the work creates speculative climate-inspired scenarios: fluid, poetic, and sometimes unsettling landscapes that evolve in real time, shaped by real oceanographic data such as sea temperature, biodiversity, salinity, sea level, and human impact. The work doesn’t simply present numbers—it translates them. The AI reinterprets original images to show how the ocean might respond to our choices, becoming a sensitive, ever-changing organism. The experience is guided by a narrative generated by large language models (LLMs) and synthesized into voice, accompanying the viewer on an immersive journey between science and imagination, between present and possible futures. The Copernicus Pathways draws on key Ocean Literacy principles — particularly the ocean’s role in shaping climate (#3), supporting biodiversity (#5), and sustaining human life (#6) — inviting us to reflect on how our daily choices affect the ocean’s balance and its ability to regenerate.