Nautilus Deep Sea 16’ x 11’
Welded aluminum frame inset with dichroic plexiglass panels, stainless steel faceplate laser cut with designs, mirror polished stainless steel base with water weighted ballasts, high lumen lights.
Nautilus Deep Sea casts prismatic patterns of shadow and light on a larger-than-life scale, evoking a sense of reverence for the mysterious Nautilus and its deep sea ecosystem. The same mathematical patterns that shape distant galaxies and govern the orbits of planets and moons appear in the spiral of the Nautilus. Viewers are invited to contemplate a sense of interconnection with even the most mysterious and distant beings on our precious planet.
The deep sea occupies over 95% of Earth’s surface! Dwelling at near-seafloor depths of 1,800 feet, the Nautilus is an ancient marine mollusk whose shell consists of individual pressure-resistant chambers which grow continuously outward in a logarithmic spiral over its lifetime. While they currently reach an average of 8 inches, fossil records dating back 120 million years show that the Nautilus once reached over 8 feet in size!
The Nautilus is listed under the Endangered Species Act due to overharvesting of its shell for decorations and jewelry, with some regions experiencing an 80% decline in populations within the past 15 years. As stewards of the Indo-Pacific waters off the west coast, we can help stop the international trade of Nautilus shells!
Learn more from the Conservation Organization Save the Nautilus.
Designed and Built by Sparks Designs, Heather Dawn Sparks and Islando Sunrise Sparks
Build Support: Nora Hughes, Erika Sovereign, Clare Casey, Jovanique Navarro, Juniper Belmont, Justin Ridley, and Travis Skinner