Contortionists

Sea stars are often depicted as traditional 5 pointed stars with their legs straight and with equal distance between them; however, they are often contorted and misshapen to fit a certain space or to avoid heat and sunlight. I wanted to depict this through focusing on their visual forms through colour, while also providing detail of their surroundings. I am currently working with three plates to explore these shapes and the ecosystems around them.

Sea stars are also suffering from a sea star wasting disease which causes mass die-offs. Researchers are unsure what the cause is, but it has devastated populations in the Pacific North West. It affects the whole ecosystem.

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