“The sublime is an experience of awe, terror, and wonder that arises from encountering something vast, powerful, and beyond human comprehension. It is a concept in aesthetics, philosophy, and art history that contrasts with beauty, representing a greatness that is simultaneously overwhelming and compelling.”

Countless myths have been created by our ancestors to personify the mystery of the sea. The Leviathan, the Kraken, the lost city of Atlantis, to name some. Although humanity has advanced so far that we know that we are made of molecules, which are made of atoms, which are made of protons and neutrons, and we know about black holes and white holes in vast space, we have only explored less than 25% of the ocean floor. That air of mystery around it still remains.

This exhibition attempts to capture that historic, collective sense of awe and fear (of the “sublime”); everyone in the room, past and present, is experiencing this together. In fact, they are a part of it, mirroring humanity’s connection to the world around them — even the deep sea. It features many familiar creatures and creatures yet unphotographed, like a (living) adult colossal squid. These are not myths. They are all very real.