(Whisper of the Pines by Serkan Çetinkol--Turkey)
(Way to Heaven by Dmitriy Parshin--Russia)
I've just discovered a medium of art previously unknown to me: aquascaping. That's landscaping inside aquariums. It's a highly competitive field. The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest is an annual event where you can see the finest examples of aquascaping. The Grand Prize winner gets ¥1,000,000. That's about $9,560.
Some participants try to duplicate terrestrial environments--even deserts--under the sea. Others make full use of the water to create elaborate, delicate forms out of living plants. You can view more examples at Colossal.
Gorgeous. I had never heard of this either.
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Whoa! This is fantastic. Next up: apocalyptic landscape aquascaping, where the dead fish are part of the decor.
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