Jean Manu
Invisible
Coast
Invisible coast is the creative output developed through my Master’s of Design at Toi Rāuwharangi, Massey University.
Invisible Coast acts as a case study for how we might increase our connection to Aotearoa’s coastal marine environment through a collaboration between design and science.
Read the full thesis here
Published 2023
The web tool is built using design methodologies alongside a scientific framework called The Five Pathways to Nature Connectedness. By activating the five pathways of senses, beauty, emotion, cultural meaning and compassion through Invisible Coast the audience develops an increased feeling of connection to our natural world.
The web tool also features a collaboration between myself and Plan 9,
a Wellington based composing studio. Each section has music created specifically for the environment and connects back to the Five Pathways.