In the dawn of the digital age, where the vast, uncharted waters of the internet beckon the brave and the bold, Erik Seidenglanz and Elishba Iturra stand on the precipice, gazing into the abyss. The web, a boundless ocean, teems with data streams, digital flotsam, and jetsam, where pirates and phishers lurk in the shadows of code. Blogs and vlogs, those modern-day logs of digital sea captains, chart courses through this tumultuous sea, navigating the currents of content, the whirlpools of social media, and the maelstroms of misinformation.

Erik, with a mind as deep and fathomless as the Mariana Trench, sees patterns in the chaos, the underlying rhythms of the digital waves. Elishba, her soul alight with the fire of creation, perceives the web as a canvas, a vast expanse upon which to paint the dreams and nightmares of a generation tethered to the screen.

Together, they embark on a voyage not of distance, but of understanding, diving into the web's deepest trenches to uncover its secrets, to decode its mysteries. The internet, they argue, is not just a network of machines but a collective consciousness, a digital entity alive with the thoughts, desires, and fears of humanity itself.

They wield their art as a beacon, illuminating the dark corners of this digital ocean, revealing the creatures that dwell within: the memes that mutate and spread with viral ferocity, the echo chambers where reality distorts, and the online personas that mask and unmask the multifaceted identities of their creators.

In this world, information is the currency of power, and knowledge the weapon of choice. Erik and Elishba navigate the information streams with the skill of seasoned sailors, charting a course through the tempestuous sea of the internet, where every click, every post, every tweet, is a step into the unknown.

But the web is a mercurial sea, its waters ever-shifting, ever-changing. What was once a haven for the free exchange of ideas now teeters on the brink of becoming a dystopian wasteland, patrolled by corporate leviathans and surveilled by governmental eyes. The duo stands firm, their art a declaration of resistance against the tide of commodification that threatens to engulf the digital realm.

As they delve deeper, they discover that the web, like the ocean, is a reflection of those who sail its waves. It is a mirror, dark and vast, in which the hopes and fears of humanity are reflected back, distorted and magnified. In this digital ocean, Erik and Elishba find not just the future of art and technology but the very essence of human connection, fragile and fleeting in the glow of the screen.

"Oceanic Beginnings" is thus not just the start of their journey but a call to arms for all who believe in the transformative power of the internet. It is a manifesto for a new age, an age where the digital and the human merge, where art and technology coalesce into a new form of consciousness, capable of reshaping the world.