2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge Semi-Finalists: 11-14 year old students
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is pleased to announce the semi-finalists in our 2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge! This international student art contest engages students in important ocean issues through art. For this year’s competition, students were asked to illustrate one or more actions people can take to protect coral reefs using a “Ridge to Reef”conservation approach.
Entries to the Science Without Borders® Challenge are judged in two categories based on age. Here are the semi-finalists selected from the younger group of applicants, students 11-14 years old:
"Undersea Glitch" by Zan Chao Hao, Age 13, China
Coral reefs are places where biodiversity could prosper. A school of fish swims above the artwork and an eel rests in front of the main coral. The radiant colors of the corals are in direct contrast to the lifeless spots of grey beside them. The colored and uncolored parts of the artwork are made to create a significant difference between the natural and the artificial. The junk that is compiled on the bottom of the seafloor and the grey rectangles create the impression that reality is changing due to the constant pollution created by humans. The shapes and indentation of the corals also imitate the shape of the continents, with the barrier band wrapping around it to form the shape of a globe. Only when all nations come to realize the harm they are making, can the process of deterioration come to an end.
