Sounds are activated from afar by untouchable factors, but still result in a complex interaction between man and the world. In a poetic way, Ozone portrays what is considered to be a major ecological problem for Australians, i.e. the hole in the ozone layer. The hole in the ozone layer has caused an alarming increase of skin cancer cases in far-off Australia, to such a degree that the problem has become a tangible social phenomenon.
Australian children learn how to protect themselves from the sun at school.
A planetary solidarity, a global consciousness is slowly emerging. The beauty and poetry of distance is essential for this to take place. It allows us to expand the focus of our counsciousness. The ozone project expresses this mix of unease and astonishment in the face of the interdependance of terrestrial phenomena. The ozone and UV rays are factors of complex phenomena where human physiology is affected by economic development.