Morphologic friend and colleague Akihiro Shiroza recently returned from a stint at sea aboard a NOAA research vessel. He spent several weeks floating amidst the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico studying the effects of the spill on the pelagic plankton community. As an accomplished artist and videographer, NOAA asked Aki to formally document their work on video. This allowed him unprecedented access to capture film of the rainbow-hued sheen of oil that coats the surface of the Gulf. ‘Resonance of Contrary Components’ is at once disconcerting and sublime.

Cuddle Fish is the creation of Miami contemporary artist Bhakti Baxter. The limited-edition zine, also compiled and printed by Baxter, features images contributed by a collection of his peers. The cover image is a Sepia sp. Cuttlefish that Colin photographed back in 2007 in Tulamben, Bali. You can find this zine in physical form at happenings around Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach 2009.

MORPHOLOGIC Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 schedule:

American Airlines Arena – Jumbotron Projection

Miami’s Independent Thinkers – Aquarium Installation

The Museo Vault – Aquarium Installation

Moksha Art Fair – Projection

Sweat Records – Aquarium Installation

December 3-5 @

7th Circuit Studio – 228 NE 59 ST Miami, FL 33137

Details

Saturday, July 25th we will be exhibiting a live aquarium and video projection in “The Collabo Show”, a one-night only showcase of contemporary Miami artists.

85 NW 71 Street, Little Haiti

7PM – 12AM

December 4-7 @

7th Circuit Studio – 228 NE 59 ST Miami, FL 33137

Floridian orange morph Flower Anemone (Epicystis crucifer).  Fluorescence photograph.

This is one of our prized flower anemones that will be featured in an upcoming exhibition alongside visionary artist Alex Grey during the week of Art Basel (Dec. 4-7) here in Miami.  More info to come…

Spongebob Squarepants, “interpolated” aptly by visual artist KAWS. “Saturated” is curated by producer/rapper Pharrell Williams and is being held at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin 9/20/08 – 11/15/08.