When watching Sirenomelia, the visuals and sound effects in this were quite interesting. I was intrigued by the interaction with the glaciers and human-made disk. I feel this represents the relationship between the Ocean and humans, and how we interact with it does affect it. Just because we only see the surface doesn’t mean the deep isn’t important, or doesn’t have its own history. The underwater shots the camera got, versus the above ground shots of the glaciers were really interesting to me. I felt that they paralleled each other and the underground shots felt more intimate and scary. When we saw under the Ocean it felt more sort of ominous and alive, then the top of the Ocean where we see the glaciers. I believe this is represents our own relationship with the humans, and how it might be easier to disregard something when you can only see the surface. I think this video was trying to show this parallel, between the surface of the Ocean and the depth of it. I think it is showing that the Ocean has history, and us humans usually disregard it because OUR history is not in the depths of the Ocean. Yes we have history with exploring the surface of the Oceans and using it as transportation, but our own history does not include the Ocean. I thought it was interesting to think about this aspect when watching that video.

Not only this, but the underwater shots from the water, looking up at human made balcony or bridge, is also showing the effect humans have on the Ocean and the water. The relationship between the two in important, which is what this video/artwork is trying to show. We might not notice it because we are not underwater or looking up: We only see the surface. I also believe that this video , when underwater is in the perspective of the Sirens, as we see snippets of them swimming underwater. The curiosity they have of us humans, and the surface. This shot towards the end not only reminded me of the relationships between humans and the Ocean, but also humans and the unknown. I thought this depiction of Sirens and their perspective of looking through the surface of the water was very interesting to see shown, changing the narrative of only seeing the surface- as us humans do.