The interactive installation by Valerie van Leersum (NL, 1973) invites visitors to imagine their memories of the North Sea by creating colour pallets. The colours are based on scientific colour systems such as the Forel-Ule scale, which measures the biological activity in water through colour, and Werner's Nomenclature of Colors, a book from 1821 that Charles Darwin used to observe and describe nature.

In her ongoing research, developed in collaboration with the Embassy of the North Sea, she asks people to capture their experiences of the North Sea by addressing their senses. She also envisioned how the colours of the North Sea will change due to the melting ice caps in Antarctica. In the gallery, she presents a textile piece The Color of the North Sea #2 //Talk to the Color of Antarctica, in which the colour palettes of the North Sea and Antarctica partially merge. The playful installation creates awareness, showing not only how our inner worlds are connected to nature, but also how the effects of climate are permeating everywhere through water.