Open seas, open systems.

The article focuses on Susan Collins's artistic exploration of the sea as an open, generative system for creating time-based, networked artworks that transmit images pixel by pixel in real time from remote coastal and marine locations. Beginning with early experiments such as Transporting Skies (2002), which linked two UK galleries via live sky projections, Collins developed a method of slow image transmission reflecting natural variables like light, tides, and weather. Subsequent projects, including Fenlandia, Glenlandia, and the large-scale Seascape (2009), expanded this approach to multiple coastal sites, capturing continuous environmental changes and human interactions. Most recently, Current II (2023–24) employs an underwater network camera installed in the Greek Peloponnese, revealing new visual phenomena caused by the sea's dynamic conditions. Throughout, Collins's work emphasizes the interplay between technology, nature, and temporality, highlighting the sea's role as both subject and collaborator in an ongoing dialogue mediated by digital networks.