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Delphine Mestdagh
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Belgian artist who's been enchanted by the ocean.
Love bridging Art&Science!
#sciart
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Delphine Mestdagh @delphine-art.bsky.social · Nov 8
Hi! 🌊

I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙
We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙

More #marinebiology and #art soon!

#ClarionClippertonZone
This is the logo of my sciart project called Oceans Unmined, the logo shows a polymetallic nodule with a tiny anemone living on top of it. It symbolises the frailty and wonder for the deep sea ecosystem. For this project I'm collaborating with a marine biologist and ichtyologist called Gayathra Bandara. The project is for ArtSea Matchmaking, a DSBSoc-initiative. The purpose of this project is to reach out and raise awareness. Gayathra and I will organise workshops and teach children about deep sea mining, the creatures that are threatened by it and what we can do to help, all while we have fun creating art.
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🌊 Associate Fauna ✨

An ArtSea Matchmaking team where ceramics, curiosity, and deep-sea discovery come together.

#sciart #artandscience #artseamatchmaking #ceramicart #newceramics #deepsea #coralreef #deepseascience #marinebiodiversity #weirdandwonderful #scicomm #unseenworlds
🎨 Laura Wöllner Laura is an artist based in Portsmouth, UK, she has a BA in Animation from the University of Portsmouth and she has a growing love for ceramics. Clay as a medium is so incredibly tactile and versatile; and exposing it to upwards of 1000°C in the kiln means you can never be 100% sure exactly how your creations will turn out. She is passionate about conservation, sustainability, and Earth’s weird and wonderful creatures, Laura champions the underdogs of the natural world: organisms far from the “charismatic megafauna,” yet no less beautiful and fascinating. With a special admiration for the deep sea, she believes its strange, complex, and hidden life deserves the spotlight - And that it’s worth protecting. 🐚💙 🔬 Dr. Emanuel Pereira Emanuel is a deep-sea researcher from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He’s working at the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. His PhD thesis focused on the taxonomy, systematics, and biogeography of deep-sea isopod crustaceans. They are among the most bizarre animals and are commonly found in association with cold-water hard corals. He recently joined the renowned expedition “Underwater Oases of the Mar del Plata Canyon: Talud Continental IV” aboard the RV Falkor, further deepening his exploration of one of Earth’s least-known ecosystems. He is driven by a lifelong passion for marine biology and has been interested in crustaceans after knowing their diversity biology and ecology. Emanuel hopes to raise visibility for deep-sea fauna and demonstrating the importance of one of the least known habitats in the world. 🌍🦐 🤝 Together Together, Laura and Emanuel aim to reveal the deep sea not as bleak or lifeless, but as a bustling, vibrant community. Their collaboration centers on a multi-layered, three-dimensional ceramic ceramic sculpture of a coral, populated with a selection of the typical fauna that call these corals home — from permanent residents to fleeting visitors. By restoring form, color, and presence to species we rarely see alive, they hope to bring these hidden creatures closer to viewers and showcase the deep sea’s true beauty, complexity, and vitality. This photo shows their first ceramic artwork: A beautiful clay cup with a brittle star coiling around the cup and the ear. It has not been in the kiln yet, so it still has the natural gray color The same cup from the last picture, but out of the kiln. The brittle star now has a beautiful reddish brown color A detail from the same artwork, to show the beautiful texture of the brittle star. This photo also shows the wonderful colors on the coiling arms
December 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Representing the carnivorous sponges for our shows in 2026!
studio-mbj.bsky.social Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 2h
One more painting for the @unseenocean.bsky.social shows completed! Titled “Nibbles and Cuddles” this 24x24” acrylic on canvas is a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge, several varieties of brittle stars, and even a little rainbow polychaete too! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #acrylicpainter
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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🌊 Double Helix Harmonies

Meet our first ArtSea Matchmaking duo

Alina and Eli are transforming deep-ocean data into immersive, visual experiences - revealing the beauty, mystery, and fragility of the world beneath the waves.

#sciart #artseamatchmaking #dataart #soundart #digitalart #scicomm
Meet our first ArtSea Matchmaking duo: 🔬 Alina Wieczorek 
She is a Fisheries Acoustician at Earth Sciences New Zealand in Wellington. Her research focuses on understanding life hidden in the ocean’s hidden layers, from deep scattering layers to microscopic traces of DNA in seawater.
By combining active acoustics with environmental DNA (eDNA), she uncovers how mid-trophic organisms - those linking plankton to fish; and fish to marine predators - shape ecosystems from the Ross Sea in Antarctica to the North Atlantic.
Alina is passionate about creative science outreach, turning invisible data and complex marine processes into stories and visuals people can truly connect with. 🌐 🎧 Eli Stine 
He is an internationally active media artist, software engineer and educator. Eli’s work blends sound, technology, and environment. As Assistant Professor of Computer Music & Digital Arts at Oberlin Conservatory, he creates immersive electronic music, interactive multimedia installations, and cross-disciplinary collaborations. 🔊
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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As leaders gather in Belem for #COP30, this video from @deepstewardship.bsky.social & Leo Richards reminds us: the deep sea is our greatest climate ally.

Protecting it must be central to climate action.

Watch: https://youtu.be/Fjtwmt-gOJ8 @cop30brazil.bsky.social
The Deep Ocean: Our Greatest Climate Ally
YouTube video by Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Meet the team behind #ArtSeaMatchmaking! We are artist @delphine-art.bsky.social on a mission to share the beauty of the deep sea, and biologist @planulara.bsky.social studying deep-sea corals and sponges. We started this initiative to bring artists and scientists together to collaborate and create.
The team behind artsea matchmaking. Upper half: Delphine Mestdagh and an artwork of hers showing a deep-sea squid. Lower half: Lara Beckmann, and an environment that she studies: deep-sea coral and sponge gardens.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Hi! 🌊

I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙
We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙

More #marinebiology and #art soon!

#ClarionClippertonZone
This is the logo of my sciart project called Oceans Unmined, the logo shows a polymetallic nodule with a tiny anemone living on top of it. It symbolises the frailty and wonder for the deep sea ecosystem. For this project I'm collaborating with a marine biologist and ichtyologist called Gayathra Bandara. The project is for ArtSea Matchmaking, a DSBSoc-initiative. The purpose of this project is to reach out and raise awareness. Gayathra and I will organise workshops and teach children about deep sea mining, the creatures that are threatened by it and what we can do to help, all while we have fun creating art.
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Looooooove this Paragorgia!! 😍😍😍
planulara.bsky.social Lara Maleen Beckmann @planulara.bsky.social · Oct 4
Feeding polyps done! Next up: resin, adding color and final tentacle details. Can’t wait to show this 3D coral at our upcoming @unseenocean.bsky.social exhibitions - first stop: Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in 2 weeks! #unseenoceancollective #deepsea #sciart #deepseaart #paragorgia #bubblegum
October 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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We are kicking off our ArtSea Matchmaking program next Monday, October 13th! Already 21 teams are matched - more pending - and we are very excited to meet you all ➡️ Check your emails for all details and the zoom links. See you soon! #artsea #artseamatchmaking #dsbsoc #sciart @dsbsoc.bsky.social
ArtSea Matchmaking Kick-Off October 13, two different times to accommodate time zones (9-10:30 CEST or 19-20:30 CEST.
October 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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For #TrilobiteTuesday, here’s the aptly named Kayserops megaspina, a Devonian trilobite. First printed in castable resin, then cast in sterling silver and oxidized to yield blue highlights. Sculpted from scratch, no scans. #paleoart #sciart
A purple very spiny trilobite held on my fingertips against a white backdrop A silver very spiny trilobite mounted on a white wall. Blue highlights swirl on the shell.
September 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Hi!

I wanted to share these first #coloringpages that I made for an upcoming project 💙
They all show #deepseacreatures living in the #ClarionClippertonZone

Would you like to see more?
Let me know!
September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Hello from Juneau, Alaska! Here you will find alpine-to-ocean illustrations and art by me (Kierstin). I hope to spark interest in the natural world around us, and make science approachable for all ages 🏔️🌲🐋🦀

You can also follow me here:
X @gsstudios907
IG @golden.spiral.studios
Seastar on rocky beach in southeast Alaska Christmas anemone under the water with green urchins near rocky beach in southeast Alaska during winter
September 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Can’t wait to have this painting hung at the Swedish Biodiversity symposium as part of our first group show!
studio-mbj.bsky.social Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · Sep 17
Mushroom coral, mushroom coral, you are sooooo beautiful 😍 almost done this painting and I love the details phase- especially when it’s a mushroom coral! Beauty. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #marinebioligy @unseenocean.bsky.social
An acrylic on canvas, painting of an orange mushroom coral with shrimp hiding between the polyps. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #marinebioligy @unseenocean.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! Our all female team is bringing #deepsea #fineart and #science to international public venues in 2025-26. We believe that everyone should be shown the beauty of the #deep-sea and are committed to widening the scope of #scicomm! 🐡 #deepocean #marinebiology #art #coral
The Unseen Oceans Collective logo
September 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Could the #megalodon still be out there, hiding in the deep ocean trenches? 🦈

We speak with #paleontologist 🦖 and #cryptozoologist Tyler GreenfieId about his work on megalodon.

Listen to the full episode and wider reading here:
www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...

📸Challenger Expedition
September 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Finished! Shrimp and Decorator Crab buddies in a big beautiful sponge. If you look close you can see that the shrimp is expecting some little shrimplings with eggs in her belly. This painting is for @unseenocean.bsky.social shows in 2025-2026 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepocean #marinebiology
An acrylic on canvas painting, 16 x 20“, featuring a large pink and red shrimp and red decorator crab inside a large circular sponge. #deepsea #deepseacreatures#deepocean #marinebiology 🦑🐡#womeninstem #scienceartist #unseenoceancollective
September 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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MEET OUR ARTISTS

Nicole Pittoors

www.etsy.com/shop/Beyondt...

Fauna of the Deep

Digital Illustration - 2023

Read more about Nicole in the ALT-text!

Follow @dsbsoc.bsky.social and visit dsbsoc.org for more science!

#sciart #sciartist #marinebiology #deepsea #contemporaryart #digitalartist
Introducing Nicole Pittoors with her artwork called "Fauna of the Deep" It's a detailed digital illustration of several deep sea creatures such as a yeti crab, tubeworms, deep sea corals,... Nicole created this image for the 8th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals and 7th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems Artist statement: “My path to the deep-sea began with a paintbrush, using art to capture the beauty and vulnerability of marine ecosystems. Now, as a deep-sea biologist specializing in coral ecosystems and hydrothermal vents, I've realized that scientific discoveries often require more than data to reach their audience. My work aims to complement research publications by translating biological processes into visual narratives that make science accessible. Because deep-sea ecosystems exist beyond human experience, art offers a way to spark curiosity about the deep-sea, and that sense of wonder is the first step towards protection. The power of this approach was beautifully demonstrated during Schmidt Ocean Institute's expedition to Argentina's Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon in July 2025. As millions of citizens watched live streams of lush deep-sea ecosystems, Argentine artists began creating their own interpretations of the ROV footage - from detailed scientific illustrations to whimsical comics, and across every medium imaginable. This spontaneous response didn't just amplify public interest; it catalyzed a national conversation about ocean science that ultimately led to scientists testifying before Congress and sparking national discussions about restoring research funding." Ending of the statement in second Alt-text "This is the potential I see in combining art with deep-sea science: transforming the distant into the immediate, and the unknown into something people care about protecting. Through my work, I aim to make these hidden worlds both visible and meaningful to audiences who may never see them firsthand. In an era where we're poised to industrialize deep-sea environments before fully understanding them, art becomes a bridge between scientific discovery and public stewardship.”
September 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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✨ Matchmaking in progress… ✨
Over 90 artists and scientists (!) signed up, and are now being paired to spark new creative collaborations. Stay tuned – and check your inbox if you signed-up! @dsbsoc.bsky.social
Progress bar for matchmaking in progress. ArtSea Matchmaking Logo and an octopus as background.
September 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Did you miss the last Reef Chat? Not to worry, you can watch the recording here: www.mokuartstudio.com/reef-chats
August 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Hi!

Check this out! 👇

www.mokuartstudio.com/reef-chats#d...

I'm proud to be in this video, talking with marine biologist Gaya about deepsea mining and at the same time showing my artwork 💙

Thanks to @mokuartstudio.bsky.social

Not to pat myself on the back, but I really recommend this video 😁
Reef Chats | Moku Art Studio
www.mokuartstudio.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Friends! I’m so excited to share that our Unseen Oceans collective just received a Spokane Arts grant to fund a 10 day art and science program in Spokane WA! You can read more here: spokanearts.org/grantees/the... @planulara.bsky.social 🐡🦑 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #art
The Unseen Ocean Collective - Spokane Arts
The Unseen Ocean Collective receives support from the Spokane Arts Grant Awards (SAGA) in its second round of funding in 2025
spokanearts.org
August 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Do you want to collaborate across disciplines?
Hoping to create engaging outreach and interdisciplinary work that resonates far beyond science?

Join us: one month left to sign up for ArtSea Matchmaking!

#sciart #deepsea #marinebiology #dsbsoc #oceanart #scicomm #artseamatch
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dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social Deep-Sea Biology Society Arts @dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social · Jun 25
🎨🔬 CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!

💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists

🗓 Deadline: August 31

📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!

🔗 forms.gle/SftLbez3ML2j...
Are you inspired by the mysteries of the deep? We're launching a new initiative ArtSea Matchmaking that pairs artists and scientists for creative collaborations rooted in deep-sea science. Together, you'll co-create compelling work that bridges disciplines and reaches wider audiences through exhibitions and outreach.
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Bringing together deep-sea knowledge, art and public engagement, we’ve been working with Chilean artist #PayoSochting to create large-scale ‘Deep Dive’ murals, showcasing the natural wonders of seamounts across the world 🎨
June 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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🎨🔬 CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!

💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists

🗓 Deadline: August 31

📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!

🔗 forms.gle/SftLbez3ML2j...
Are you inspired by the mysteries of the deep? We're launching a new initiative ArtSea Matchmaking that pairs artists and scientists for creative collaborations rooted in deep-sea science. Together, you'll co-create compelling work that bridges disciplines and reaches wider audiences through exhibitions and outreach.
June 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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COMING SOON!!

🎨 ArtSea Matchmaking🔬

Curious about this project? We will soon tell you all about it!
Please stay tuned!!

🗓 Launch:
This Wednesday June 25th

#DeepSeaArt #SciArtCollab #DSBSoc #ArtScience #DeepSeaBiology #OceanInspiration #Interdisciplinary
June 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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🌊 Happy World Ocean Day!
Today we celebrate the beauty, mystery, and importance of our oceans — and the creative power of collaboration.

Art made by (from top to bottom, from left to right):

Autun Purser
Jessica Eggers
Ivan Voltski
Carlos Hiller
Folco Soffietti
Lily Simonson

#WorldOceanDay
Celebrating World Ocean Day with some Deep Sea art made by DSBSoc-artists. We are all inspired by the deep sea and the science that helps us understand it. Together, we dive into the unknown and bring the deep to the surface — through color, texture, and imagination.
June 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM