Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Incorporating Jellies










Jellyfish Burger
3D Digital Composite, 2009

I [Dave Beck] worked with a marine scientist, Jennifer Jacquet, to create this digital piece. You can find the inspiration for this collaboration, along with other information about her research, on her blog. Received an award from the NSF and featured in Science Featured in the New York Times and National Geographic

Written on the napkin in the above image:
"Overfishing has reduced jellyfish predators and climate change has increased oceans temperatures.  Jellies thrive in empty, warmer oceans. Without changes in global fishing policies, the seafood of the future is rubbery--the jellyfish burger is so close to becoming a reality, we can taste it..."

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