mar de algas

Mar De Algas is an ongoing project within the scope of the Heritage Lense project 'Visual Narratives on Cultural Heritage Resilience Against Climate Change', funded by the E.U.

It investigates the impact of Rugulopteryx Okamurae, an invasive algae that has rapidly proliferated in the waters around Tarifa. Introduced through shipping vessels, the species has destabilized marine ecosystems, threatening biodiversity and reshaping coastal environments.

Rather than framing it only as an invader, the work considers the algae as both symptom and collaborator and acts as evidence of the human systems that enable ecological disruption. Using the algae itself to create ink and anthotypes, I develop fragile images that echo impermanence and the precarious ecological moment we inhabit. Inspired by local initiatives reclaiming algae for sustainable products, the project explores how creative and scientific practices might transform crisis into opportunity.

Through experimental, cameraless techniques, Mar De Algas opens space for dialogue on resilience, responsibility and ecological imagination.