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:
"Last breath" by Alexandra Yakunina, Age 14, Russian Federation
ARTIST'S STATEMENT: The sixth extinction is sweeping the planet like a tornado. This can be seen in the species of animals, fish and plants that are already becoming fewer and fewer on our planet day by day. I've tried to show what could be the last refuge for fish that are now on the endangered species stage. If we do not pay attention to the uncontrolled fishing and the shoaling of the rivers, we can lose everything.
