Sara Nash, Danshingu (ANIMALS 2025)

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Shot in Kyoto, "Danshingu" captures the ethereal movement of jellyfish — the delicate, pulsing limbs unfurling like a silent dance in the deep. Rendered in black and white, the image abstracts the creatures into something otherworldly: a spirit form, a flicker of motion suspended in darkness. This transformation invites contemplation of fluidity, fragility, and the alien beauty of ocean life. In this work, the jellyfish are both subject and symbol — an emblem of vulnerability and resilience, drifting through unseen currents. "Danshingu" speaks to the poetry of nature’s rhythms, where even the smallest beings carry the grace of a dancer.

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