Mariko Kusumoto, a Japanese designer and artist, creates gossamer coral and marine life out of soft materials like cotton, nylon, and polyester. The solo sculptures and wearables are translucent representations of lifeforms embedded with minute ripples or airy pockets, and their delicate compositions coincide with the fragility of the subject matter. The Boston-based artist … [Read more...] about Clusters of Mariko Kusumoto’s Transparent Textile Sculptures Remind Me of the Ocean Floor
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In This Hypnotic Video, Striped Eel Catfish Walk in Unison Across the Ocean Floor
A massive swarm of juvenile striped eel catfish moves as one to fend off predators in a stunning display of group defense. A video shot by Marie-Laure Vergne, an instructor at Abyss Dive Center Bali, shows these kids moving across the ocean floor. Their movements are mesmerizing as they undulate in a mass. The striped eel catfish is highly venomous as an adult and can cause … [Read more...] about In This Hypnotic Video, Striped Eel Catfish Walk in Unison Across the Ocean Floor
Near Hamburg, Nine Massive Waves of Deadwood Rage Across The Forest Floor
As Germany braced for a second wave of COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, photographer and artist Jörg Gläscher sought to put his anxiety into a project that seemed equally enormous and domineerin. g. "I was working (with the idea of) nature's sheer might, the all-destroying force, which brings one of the world's richest countries to a full halt," he says Colossa. "A wave is a … [Read more...] about Near Hamburg, Nine Massive Waves of Deadwood Rage Across The Forest Floor