Treading The Silk Thread to The Sea

Year: 
2024
Ranking: 
Entrant
Artist: 
Siena McKim (Graduate Student)
Department: 
Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology

Description

Spiders have historically been the focus of silk research, overshadowing the marine crustaceans that produce underwater silk. In my piece, I depict spider silk tethering the terrestrial to the marine, guiding the viewer’s attention to the crustaceans’ world.

Illustration produced digitally
 

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