Last week, we proudly announced the finalists in the ages 11-14 category of our 2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge. Today, we are excited to announce the 15-19 year-old finalists of our art contest.
Contest finalists are from China, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The theme, “Ridge to Reef” was portrayed in the students’ artwork through a variety of different actions such as planting corals, cleaning up pollution, preventing overfishing, and planting trees. We were amazed by these students’ creativity, execution of the theme, and artistic abilities.
Without further ado, please meet our 15-19 year old finalists:
"An Embraced Home" by Kacy Chung, Age 17, California, United States of America
ARTIST’S STATEMENT: From above ground to the depths of the coral reefs, human activities interconnect the plant community. My artwork illustrates how sustainable farming helps yield a pristine and uncluttered marine ecosystem in which the coral reefs can thrive in. Small actions such as replanting and monitoring the organisms on Earth's surface have valuable underlying impacts. Plants raised through sustainable farming resemble mangroves in eliminating erosion and deposits of unnecessary and harmful sediments into the water, thus the three-way amalgam between a sprouted tree, mangrove-like roots and coral reefs in the piece. As a result, the active coral reefs, which are now free of pollution, hospitalize and sustain a community of aquatic species. The interconnectedness between the land-based and aquatic plants identifies how "ridges to reefs" plays a role in preserving a robust ecosystem both in and out of the sea.
