MYRIAD. Where we connect.

Global challenges like the destabilization of ecological systems and the massive decline in biodiversity demand a radical reconfiguration of how we understand and interact with the natural world. At the intersection of art, science and storytelling, the cross-media project MYRIAD explores the fascination and challenges of animals’ global migrations in an ever-changing, globally connected , world increasingly under massive human influence. MYRIAD visualizes the impact of the Anthropocene, the age of humans, on our planet. Migrating animals depend on interactions with a wide variety of ecosystems during their global journeys. This is the only way they can cover great distances on their migrations and ensure their survival. Scientists are only beginning to understand just how sophisticated and interdependent these systems are. MYRIAD takes the audience on a global journey through our interconnected world – emotional and informative; interactive and immersive. In close collaboration with the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, among others, MYRIAD combines cutting-edge scientific data with innovative forms of immersive storytelling and sophisticated aesthetics. This takes place in the form of an artistic and poetic virtual reality experience, a 360° 3 D documentary, a primetime TV documentary, a fulldome experience, an immersive, interactive exhibition, labs and citizen science projects, as well as other complementary formats. They all aim to reorient audiences’ relationship with the environment, and spark active engagement with local efforts to conserve the earth’s biodiversity.