Nudibranch
I designed the 40′ versions of this typically 4-5 centimeter shell-less mollusk as a response to the changing climate, the changing salinity in the ocean and the careless impact of humans on natural environment. The nudibranch as a delicate species is a telltale of the health of its ecosystem. Photo by Robert Rosinsky.
Growing up summers in Woods Hole, we would go to Children’s School of Science, and learn the hands-on aspects of biological observation. I began my biophilia or love of biology then.
There was also my childhood fascination with Kaiju, the Japanese Science-fiction film genre like “Godzilla” where a species was forever changed by man’s Nuclear/Atomic warfare technology. These influences were palpable in my household.
My father was a geneticist, whose specialty was the neonatal development of “birth anomalies”.
My maternal grandmother was on President Nixon’s enemies list because she helped produce the landmark short film HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI 1945, which chronicled the immediate aftermath of the bombings.
The 16mm black and white film was shown all the time in our living room. Just as UltraMan and Godzilla played on our television in another room.