2023 Science Without Borders® Challenge Finalists: 11-14 year old students
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is delighted to announce the finalists in our 2023 Science Without Borders® Challenge! This international contest engages students in important ocean issues through art. This year we asked students to create a piece of art that highlights the beauty and importance of a marine species that is on the brink of extinction.
This year we received more entries than ever before. Over 1,200 entries flooded in from 67 different countries, and let us tell you, it was no easy feat to choose the finalists. We hope you will be as impressed with the submissions we received as we were.
Entries to the Science Without Borders® Challenge are judged in two categories based on age. Here are the finalists selected from the younger group of applicants, students 11-14 years old:
"The Menu" by Yitian Wang, Age 13, China
ARTIST'S STATEMENT: My piece is a menu. Menus could mean “luxury”, “joyfulness” and it provides a lot of options. I choose to put the Great Hammerhead into the menu and to make it a popular main dish. I used a flattering way to illustrate information on the menu, contrasting with violence in the background, giving the whole picture a sense of sarcasm as viewers look at this picture closely. The Great Hammerhead is facing severe problems like global warming, littering and worst of all: over-fishing. I chose to research on Great Hammerhead because of their unique appearance. Shark fins are the only reason people hunt sharks. It is considered a delicacy in many cuisines, despite it being nutritionally lacking. The shark fin will be beautifully placed in dishes for people to take photos while the finless shark sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
