The glowing gallery: deep-sea art from the book
Twenty-four plates from the book by Firoiu Dan Nicolae: eight creatures of the deep, three plates each, every one drawn as living glass.
The Parachute Jaw
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
The Silver Razor-Blade
Sternoptyx diaphana
Sternoptyx diaphana
The Living Light-Rod
Melanocetus johnsonii
Melanocetus johnsonii
The Pressure-Proof Puddle
Liparidae
Liparidae
The Cloaked Phantom
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
The Deep-Sea Burglar Alarm
Atolla wyvillei
Atolla wyvillei
The Deep-Sea Scavenger Tank
Bathynomus giganteus
Bathynomus giganteus
The Sparkling Rainbow Light Show
Lampocteis cruentiventer
Lampocteis cruentiventer
About the plates
Every creature in Glowing Oceans has three plates: Plate I shows the whole animal as living glass, and the others look at it from another side, or show its skeleton and organs in light. The plates are artistic interpretations, not photographs, and do not show the true colours of the living animal. They show what the animal hides in the dark.
All plates can also be ordered as collector’s editions for the wall, and many are shown at great size in the exhibition.
The gallery shows eight of the 101 creatures of the book, three plates each, and grows as more plates are finished. Touch a creature’s name below to read its three facts, its field notes and where in the ocean it lives.
Each plate is shown on black, as in the book, so that the light of the animal is the only light in the picture.