Talia Greis, Same Same but Different (ANIMAL & NATURE 2022)

This series exhibits four very different creatures, jaws wide open, undertaking the very elements needed to survive the elements of the ocean. A giant Manta Ray flying through the depths of night, scooping up plankton between it’s cephalic fins. The Queensland Grouper hovers at the stern of the infamous Yongala Wreck, holding calm and composed as cleaner fish perform a maintenance on the inside of its carnivorous mouth. The Eastern Gobbleguts carrying the next generation of offspring in it’s mouth, sometimes up to a month at a time, until hatching commences. And finally, an Anglerfish with a broken Lure is spotted yawning to deter predators. Sustenance, preservation, procreation, and security.

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