2024 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 2024 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 wonder of life in the deep sea.
We received a record number of submissions this year—over 1,700 entries from 82 different countries—making the selection process challenging yet rewarding. The submissions were breathtaking. Prepare to be amazed by their artwork, which showcases deep-sea creatures and ecosystems and emphasizes the urgent need to preserve the deep sea.
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:
"The Light Within a Shadow" by Sain Kim, Age 17, United States of America
Artist's Statement: The deep depths of the ocean, some fear it and well truthfully some don't know it. Of course, it's well known that the ocean is a one-of-a-kind wonder in our world, but many people don't understand the magnitude of how wide and diverse it is, and here in the wide and diverse, lays a shadow of unknown where the most distinctive and unique set of creatures voyage and ponder. Due to the lack of light that reaches the deepest levels of the ocean, it is practically pitch black, and here is where adaptations play a large role in the survival of many deep sea creatures. For example, take the formidable Angler Fish, it uses its "esca," to emit a bright attractive light luring in unsuspecting prey. Just like an angler, the fish hooks, lines, and sinkers its prey straight into its mouth for a delicious little snack.
