The California Sea Firefly

Year: 
2019
Ranking: 
Entrant
Artist: 
Gigi Minsky (Undergraduate Student), Todd Oakley (PI)
Department: 
Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology

Description

An image of juvenile V. tsujii, a species of bioluminescent ostracod, layered over a Hubble telescope shot. The images of these alien like creatures layered over the universe brings forth a feeling of "otherworldliness", highlighting the cosmic nature of the deep sea.

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