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Ned Smyth
Our Shadow
1994
Our Shadow depicts, in Venetian tile mosaic, the Black Dragonfish, (idiacanthus fasciola), which lives a mile deep in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. A photograph of this fish, taken by a USF marine research team, served as a point of departure for this project. The Sea Bed, which functions as a bench in the lobby of the Research Center, along with the Sea Columns, are shaped from Florida Keystone, or coral, capturing a fossil record of marine life in its structure.
Our Shadow
made possible by Florida's Art in State Buildings Program
Smyth's sculpture and mural immediately lets the visitor know that they have entered a marine science center.
Smyth's Sea Bed as he has named this seat adds a touch of humor to the more contemplative concept of the Our Shadow project.
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