Jellyfish Burger

Many powerful things are said without the use of words, just simple images. Every year, the National Science Foundations (NSF) hosts a contest titled the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge to celebrate the connection art creates between scientists and the general population to generate an understanding of scientific ideas.

There are five categories: photography, illustrations, informational graphics, interactive media, and non-interactive media. Winners were selected based on the art’s visual impact, it’s communication of science, and the freshness of the entry.

Jellyfish Burger, pictured above was created by David Beck from Clarkson University and Jennifer Jacquet from the University of British Columbia,  tied for honorable mention in illustration.  It depicts future effects of over fishing –“as the numbers of larger fish dwindle and ocean temperatures rise, the sea becomes more and more ideal for the floating creatures,” Jacquet said.

If you want to see the other winners of this years contest, click here. There are some spectacular works of art,  including a 3.5 meter tall model of a lung.  Made out of zip ties.  I wonder how long that took.

Your friendly neighborhood anti-jellyfish burger blogger,

Jenny