The year is 2119 and all marine life is extinct. With only secondhand descriptions, a marine biologist builds mechanic sculptures resembling jellyfish and other aquatic animals. This was the premise of School of Art, Design & Media grad Bao Songyu’s winning entry in the student category of the inaugural NTU Singapore Global Digital Art Prize. In the professional category, Berlin-based artist Marco Barotti beat over 440 other entries to claim top billing. His audiovisual installation, Clams, was made up of clam-shaped sensors that can be placed in any aquatic environment to measure its level of pollution.

This story was published in the Jan-Feb 2020 issue of HEY!. To read it and other stories from this issue in print, click here.