PANDORA'S SUBMERSIBLE
Julia & Elyse
Julia & Elyse
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Artist and co-curator of “Through This Fire” Julie Sperl, stands with her painting, “Deep Sea Mining Machine” inspired by environmental journalist Elyse Hauser’s writing entitled “Deep Time”
Follow them on Instagram @deepseanews
Title: Deep Sea Mining Machine
Dimensions: 48” x 36”
Medium: Oil on linen
Contact details: sperljb@gmail.com
Description: A deep sea mining machine arrives to collect mineral deposits, bringing artificial light, noise, and sediment disruption to the calm deepwater environment, home to remarkable life such as crustaceans that live inside glass sponges.
Price: 3360 USD
Title: Psychropotes longicauda
Dimensions: 18” x 36”
Materials: Oil on linen
Contact details: sperljb@gmail.com
Description: A gelatinous sea cucumber crawls across the abyssal plain, among the mineral deposits targeted for mining.
Price: 2160 USD
Deep-Sea Zine - Visuals by Julie Sperl and words by Elyse Hauser bring you to the deep sea, where ancient marine life confronts modern technological threats. See the code on the back cover for a bonus ocean audio composition by sound artist Iridesy.
Contact Elyse for the full PDF (elysehauser@outlook.com).
Dexter & Maeva
Dexter & Maeva
Western pacific seamount fauna
Western pacific seamount fauna
Title: Western Pacific Seamount Fauna
Price: Poster - $30, Postcard - $4
Size: Poster size – 20 x 28”, Postcard size – 4 x 6”
Medium: Strathmore Toned Gray Paper with Faber-Castell Colored Pencils. Edited in Krita program.
Description: Inspired by the 2024 Western Pacific International Cruise on the R/V Shen Hai Yi Hao, this is a collaboration between biologist Dr. Maëva Perez (Hong Kong Baptist University) and artist Dexter Davis (University of California Santa Barbara, CA). Explorations of the Magellan, Marcus-Wake, and Marshall seamount chains, revealed communities dominated by sponges, corals, and echinoderms. From 1400 to 6000m in depth, symbiotic relationships showed invertebrates living within and on top of these sponges and corals, providing habitat and greater access to the water column. These relationships are common in deep-sea habitats, but seamount biodiversity is relatively under-explored and poorly understood.
Extra details: This cruise is part of Digital Deep-Sea Typical Habitats (Digital DEPTH), a UN Ocean Decade program focused on exploration and research in deep-sea ecosystems including seamounts, continental slopes, abyssal plains, and mid-ocean ridges. From August to September of 2024, six seamounts were explored: DD, Ko-Hakucho, O-Yatagarasu, Matsuzaki, Alba, and Fedorov. Reference images were obtained from specimens collected with the human manned submersible Jiaolong. Many of these specimens appear to be new to science and are actively being identified.
Contact:
Email – davisdexter7@gmail.com
Instagram – nodexterity / djdavis123
Etsy Shop – etsy.com/shop/nodexterity
DOUBLE HELIX HARMONIES
Eli & Alina
Eli & Alina
Alina and Eli are transforming deep-ocean data into immersive, visual experiences - revealing the beauty, mystery, and fragility of the world beneath the waves.
Title: Mesopelagia
Medium: Digital visual art and immersive generative sound installation
Description: Combining digital visual art with immersive, generative sound, the work explores the mysterious mesopelagic zone through eight interconnected scenes. Each scene features looping visuals accompanied by an evolving soundscape, creating an experience without a fixed beginning or end. Designed as an installation for gallery spaces, Mesopelagiainvites viewers to slow down and immerse themselves in the hidden beauty and atmosphere of the ocean's twilight zone.
Watch the project trailer:
https://elistine.com/video-art-feeder/2026/4/25/mesopelagia-2025-2026
Availability:
This work is not for sale. The artists are actively seeking opportunities to present Mesopelagia in galleries, exhibitions, and digital collections.
Contact: estine@oberlin.edu OR AlinaMadita.Wieczorek@niwa.co.nz
HADAL CONTEXT
Frances & Mackenzie
Frances & Mackenzie
"The hadal zone - the deepest parts of our ocean - can feel distant and mysterious because of its extreme depth. But it’s deeply connected to our planet and full of unexpected beauty. Through this SciArt project, we aim to bring that hidden world to life by capturing what it feels like to descend into the deep sea in a submersible."
Title: Magnapinna
Medium: Linocut prints, water-based ink on Fabriano paper (Triptych). Three A5 lino prints, water based ink on Fabriano paper. All three of these prints are frames in the below animation “Magnapinna in Lino”.
Price: $80nzd ($47usd) - shipping to be arranged
Description: This triptych presents three selected frames from Magnapinna, a larger animated artwork created from a series of nearly thirty traditional lino prints. Developed through the collaboration between artist Frances Drader and deep-sea biologist Mackenzie Gerringer, the work explores the remarkable morphology and graceful movements of the elusive bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.). Often seen as a scary deepsea monster, magnapinna, or the big fin squid, is an elegant, adorable and slightly mysterious creature that deserves our love much more than our fear.
While the website features three individual prints, they are part of an animated sequence that brings the full artwork to life. Visitors interested in seeing the complete animations and more of Frances Drader's work can explore her Instagram: @BeanSproutNZ.
Availability:
The original triptych is available for purchase. The animated works are not for sale but are available for exhibition opportunities.
Rattail in Drypoint - Frances Drader
DEEP SEA STORIES
Freya & Beatriz
Freya & Beatriz
Deep Sea Stories is a collaboration between Freya Hammar, a visual artist interested in ecological storytelling, and Dr. Beatriz E. Mejía-Mercado, a marine scientist at the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Together, they are blending art and science to visualize deep-sea ecosystems using real ecological data from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Title: Life on the Seamount
Price: Not for sale
Size: 2700 x 2700 px (digital)
Medium: A 3D-rendering (Blender)
Description: A 3D-rendered diorama depicting the deep-sea fish assemblages inhabiting the slopes of Necker Island (Mokumanamana) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The piece visualizes the underwater landscape surveyed in Mejía-Mercado et al. (2019), showing the seamount's topography, the diversity of fish species found at depths of 200-700m, and the AUV Sentry used to photograph them. The piece was created through the ArtSea Matchmaking Program to visually communicate the scientific findings of Mejía-Mercardo et al. (2019).
Contact: fhammar@ucsd.edu , bmejiamercado@fsu.edu
LOPHELIA
Jessica & Camela
Jessica & Camela
Title: Hidden Among the Rocks
Price: 750€
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache
Description: Atlantic Wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) Beneath a Boulder
The Atlantic wolffish lives close to the seafloor, often sheltering between rocks and crevices. Despite its fierce appearance and strong teeth, it is usually calm and feeds mainly on hard-shelled animals such as sea urchins, crabs, and snails.
Contact: jessi_eggers@yahoo.de
Title: Forests of the Shallow Sea
Price: 750€
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache
Description: Kelp Forest with Cuckoo Wrasse (Labrus mixtus), Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus melops) and Dead Man’s Fingers (Alcyonium digitatum)
Kelp forests are among the most productive ecosystems in the ocean. Giant brown algae create underwater forests that provide shelter and food for countless marine species.
Contact: jessi_eggers@yahoo.de
Title: The Cauliflower Coral Garden
Price: 750€
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache
Description: Cauliflower Coral (Duva florida / Drifa glomerata) Surrounded by Redfish (Sebastes sp.)
The soft coral known as cauliflower coral forms dense colonies on steep rocky seabeds. Its branching structure creates shelter for many animals, including young redfish.
Contact: jessi_eggers@yahoo.de
Title: Bubblegum coral on deep-sea ridge
Price: 750€
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache
Description: Bubblegum Coral (Paragorgia arborea) and Basket Stars (Gorgonocephalus sp.)
Bubblegum corals rise from steep underwater ridges where strong currents bring a constant supply of food. Basket stars extend their many arms into the current to capture plankton.
Contact: jessi_eggers@yahoo.de
Title: The reef from the Shrimp’s Perspective
Price: 750€
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache
Description: Among the Deep-Sea Reef
Seen through the eyes of a shrimp, the deep reef becomes a towering landscape of coral branches, drifting particles, and enormous shadows. Many deep-sea animals depend on coral habitats throughout their lives.
Contact: jessi_eggers@yahoo.de
Title: Arms in the Current
Price: 750€
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache
Description: Basket Stars (Gorgonocephalus sp.) and Roughhead Grenadier (Galeus melastomus)
Basket stars are among the most intricate animals of the deep sea. Their repeatedly branching arms create living nets that capture drifting plankton.
Artist and Scientist: Jessica Eggers & Camela Haddad
Contact: jessi_eggers@yahoo.de
Title: Loki’s Castle
Price: 750€
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache
Description: Hydrothermal Vents with the deep-sea octopus (Muusoctopus aegir) and Tubeworms (Sclerolinum contortum)
Far below the reach of sunlight, hydrothermal vents release mineral-rich water heated by volcanic activity beneath the seafloor. Entire ecosystems survive here without sunlight.
Contact: jessi_eggers@yahoo.de
ALVINOCARDIS
Tom & Moème
Tom & Moème
Title: Billows of the Ocean (2026)
Price: £600 (plus shipping)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Contact: @terome.mcnally on Instagram
Title: Alvinocarids (2026)
Price: £20 (plus shipping)
Medium: Screen print on paper - Edition of 16
Contact: @terome.mcnally on Instagram
ARCTIC JELLIES
Veronika & Charlotte
Veronika & Charlotte
The Garden, The Redfish and The Critters are the three paintings that together form The Arctic Garden of Eden. They are presented here as individual artworks, since they can be purchased individually as well as a triptych. Individual prices are indicated below each artwork.
Title: The Arctic Garden of Eden
Price: 540€
Title: The Garden
Price: 180€
Size: 55 x 55 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Contact: veronika.truhlarova@gmail.com
Title: The Redfish
Price: 180€
Size: 55 x 55 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Contact: veronika.truhlarova@gmail.com
Title: The Critters
Price: 180€
Size: 55 x 55 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Contact: veronika.truhlarova@gmail.com
THE UNSEEN OCEAN COLLECTIVE
Meghan, Nilanjana & Lara
Meghan, Nilanjana & Lara
The Unseen Ocean Collective brings together art, science, and community to explore and illuminate the hidden wonders of the deep sea. Through exhibitions, outreach events, and creative projects, they invite people to experience these ecosystems not just as scientific frontiers, but as spaces rich with ethical, cultural, and generational questions.
The Collective is a collaboration of 3 artists (Nilanjana Das, Meghan Jones and Kierstin Keller) and a scientist (Lara Beckmann) united by a shared passion for the deep sea and public engagement through interdisciplinary work.
Meghan Jones:
Meghan Jones:
Title: Garden of Venus
Price: $30 + shipping costs
Size: 8.5x11 inch
Medium: Print
Contact: Order via Website (Click on Shop in the right upper corner): https://www.studiombj.com/
Title: Living the Kaleidoscope Life
Price: $30 + shipping costs
Size: 8.5x11 inch
Medium: Print
Contact: Order via Website (Click on Shop in the right upper corner): https://www.studiombj.com/
Title: Radiant Cornucopia
Price: $30 + shipping costs
Size: 8.5x11 inch
Medium: Print
Contact: Order via Website (Click on Shop in the right upper corner): https://www.studiombj.com/
Title: Shrimp Friends
Price: $30 + shipping costs
Size: 8.5x11 inch
Medium: Print
Contact: Order via Website (Click on Shop in the right upper corner): https://www.studiombj.com/
Nilanjana Das:
Nilanjana Das:
Title: Bamboo coral & squat lobster
Price: 1.250 USD
Size: 28x12x 41"
Medium: Copper tubing, copper wire, cotton trim, acrylic yarn, polymer clay, acrylic, wood
Contact: dasni@oregonstate.edu
Title: Bubblegum coral & associates
Price: 650 USD
Size: 18x5x18"
Medium: Copper wire, aluminum foil, polymer clay, acrylic
Contact: dasni@oregonstate.edu
Title: Carnivorous nursery (Cladorhizidae sp. with mystery eggs)
Price: 650 USD
Size: 8x6x18”
Medium: copper tubing, polymer clay, acrylic, fabric
Contact: dasni@oregonstate.edu
Title: Caulophacus sponge & king crab
Price: 1.250 USD
Size: 17x14x28"
Medium: copper tubing, copper wire, expanding foam, polymer clay, wood
Contact: dasni@oregonstate.edu
Title: Ping pong sponge: Chondrocladia grandis
Price: 650 USD
Size: 6x6x12”
Medium: Steel, copper tubing and wire, polymer clay, fabric
Contact: dasni@oregonstate.edu
OCEANS UNMINED
Delphine & Gaya
Delphine & Gaya
https://www.oceansunmined.org/
An initiative dedicated to protecting the ocean’s last true wilderness through creativity, community, and education. From the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka to the art studios of Flanders, Oceans Unmined was born from diversity, passion, and the belief that everybody deserves to discover the wonders hidden in the deep.
Title: First Contact
Price: 750€ + shipping costs
Size: 115 × 50 cm (45.3 × 19.7 inches)
Medium: Oil paint on wood
Description: With First Contact, I wanted to invite the viewer to look at the deep sea through the fresh and curious eyes of an explorer descending into the unknown for the very first time, perhaps even operating the ROV themselves. The work aims to capture that sense of wonder that arises when encountering an almost magical, otherworldly creature in an environment so often misunderstood as a barren wasteland. It is an invitation to remain curious and open toward this hidden world.
Contact: info@delphinemestdagh.be
HIDDEN VOICES FROM THE DEEP
MERI & ARMANDO
Title: Hidden voices from the deep (the comic)
Price: $200
Size: 15cm x 19 cm (130g), 23 pages
Medium: Canson 100% cotton 300g/m2 watercolour paper, watercolours, Pigma Micron pens, thread
Description: Original and unique, hand painted and bound, comic-style story about life in the deep sea and the way it is explored. What stories hide in the absence of sound? Is the silence forced by our own biology, our inability to listen? This story slowly came to life as a product of a friendship that evolved over video calls during 9 months between Armando and Meri, as they shared stories and experiences, looking for a thread both could hold on to, and create together. This is the only physical copy of this piece made by Meri
Contact: meribilan@gmail.com
Title: Hidden voices from the deep - the interactive prototype
Suggested donation: $10
Size: 15cm x 19 cm (130g), 23 pages
Medium: scanned pages of the Hidden voices from the deep (the comic), sounds and text by Armando
Description: Armando is very happy to share the first public prototype of ARTSEA with you. This is still an Alpha 0.1 version. Please use headphones if possible. Open the experience in a quiet environment. Take your time; there is no need to rush during the experience. This project is not meant to be read like a conventional website. Instead, imagine you are descending slowly into the deep ocean. As you scroll: the underwater soundscape changes, the atmosphere gradually transforms, the different chapters reveal fragments of the story. Some chapters include narration that can be played manually, while others start automatically as part of the journey. What he would love to know, rather than focusing on technical details is your thoughts about the overall experience.
Contact: acamalich@gmail.com
https://artsea-experience.netlify.app/
MEGAN & KELSEY
Title: Anemone on Coral
Price: $75
Size: 3" x 3.5"
Medium: watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor paper
Description: This artwork is part of a series representing life associated with cold water coral ecosystems.
Contact: mpaustia@gmail.com OR (240)350-6388
Title: Giant File Clams
Price: $75
Size: 3" x 3.25"
Medium: watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor paper
Description: This artwork is part of a series representing life associated with cold water coral ecosystems.
Contact: mpaustia@gmail.com OR (240)350-6388
Title: Norway Redfish
Price: $300
Size: 7" x 10"
Medium: watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor paper
Description: This artwork is part of a series representing life associated with cold water coral ecosystems. (here, near a human structure)
Contact: mpaustia@gmail.com OR (240)350-6388
None of the artworks shared on this wesbite may be sold or disseminated to third parties without the express, written permission of the artist. Physical reproductions of the artworks are strictly prohibited.
All images used under CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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