The video employs ROV SuBastian deep sea technology, thermal imaging & night vision footage to reveal elements that are typically imperceptible to the human eyes. It descends into Australian waters, exploring the northern depth of the Great Barrier Reef, The Ningaloo canyons in the Southern Oceans and the rock pools at Bass Strait.

For female octopus, laying eggs marks the beginning of the end. The mom cares for her eggs for up to 53 months then dies. Corals, comb jellies and nudibranch are simultaneous hermaphrodites with individuals carrying both male and female sexual organs. Clown fish are sequential hermaphrodites and able to change sex from male to female. Siphonophores are cnidarians and able to reproduce asexually. These are just a small part of the natural world that template a plethora of possibilities of ways to express, cohabit, and live.

Through disidentificatory performances, queer bodies- both human and non human - intersect and challenge the notion of identities and desires shaped by misalignments with dominant cultural ideologies.

With thanks to

ROV footage: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Nudibranch footage: Victorian National Parks Association

Audio: Angus F

Models: Stephen K, Lucien Y & George N