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:
"Life Leads to Where Life is" by Skanda Ravindra, Age 16, India
Artist's Statement: When I read the theme, more than the diversity of the deep sea which is beautiful in itself, I find the thought of the people that first discovered this whole ecosystem that was previously unknown to mankind. I tried to depict the shock and awe that the person expresses when he discovers the life that existed below their lives and how it thrives even in most adverse of scenarios. Concluding here, I tried to incorporate my own little facet of humans discovering this ecosystem with the theme of 'hidden wonders of the deep'.
