Haeckel – Discomedusae pink – Ocean (2024)

Louisiana poster with the work Discomedusae (2024) by the German biologist and philosopher Ernest Haeckel, published in connection with the exhibition OCEAN in autumn 2024. The posters are printed on Sirio Pearl Oyster Shell, which makes them have a beautiful mother-of-pearl effect.

The source for the poster comes from the work Nature's Art Forms (1899-1904) by the German zoologist Ernst Haeckel. Haeckel's work is a peculiar mixture of scientific investigation, speculation and artistic creation. Today, we know him especially for his beautiful drawings of single-celled organisms, fungi, plants and animals, where he artfully idealizes the symmetrical forms of nature. 

The OCEAN was Louisiana’s major event of the season (2024). A journey of discovery above and below the surface, where history and the present meet at the intersection of art and science. We know more about the surface of Mars than about the world’s oceans, which cover more than 70% of our own planet.


Note that the mother-of-pearl effect cannot be seen in this image.