2023 Science Without Borders® Challenge Finalists: 15-19 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 older group of applicants, students 15-19 years old:
"Enhydra" by Jessie Park, Age 15, Singapore
ARTIST’S STATEMENT: Sea otters are now endangered. Once abundant, the sea otter population is steadily declining due to hunting, pollution, etc. It is true that sea pollution is caused by the human race. We're indiscriminately destroying the environment for our own gain. In “Enhydra”, I wanted to illustrate that though ocean pollution has endangered countless amounts of species, it’s still not too late to help. This painting shows a sea otter floating in water, surrounded by trash as if it's a blanket. The sea is contaminated with black, muddy water and gray-toned dead fish, but there's also a part of the sea that is completely unaffected. It’s filled with colorful corals and tropical fish. Against the backdrop of a bamboo forest and a colorful sky, the clear water flowing through is a symbol of the human effort to purify the environment and save the Earth from the crisis of the Sixth Extinction.
