Lara Maleen Beckmann
@planulara.bsky.social
PhD Student @naturvetenskap.bsky.social Tjärno Marine Lab | Reproduction, biodiversity and ecology in the deep ocean | Corals, sponges, hydrozoans | Art & Science | https://linktr.ee/planulara | www.unseenoceancollective.com
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Meet the team behind #ArtSeaMatchmaking! We are artist @delphine-art.bsky.social on a mission to share the beauty of the deep sea, and biologist @planulara.bsky.social studying deep-sea corals and sponges. We started this initiative to bring artists and scientists together to collaborate and create.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Meet the team behind #ArtSeaMatchmaking! We are artist @delphine-art.bsky.social on a mission to share the beauty of the deep sea, and biologist @planulara.bsky.social studying deep-sea corals and sponges. We started this initiative to bring artists and scientists together to collaborate and create.
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Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!
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It’s been a crazy family health crisis kind of month, but I finally made it back into the studio to finish up this 24x36” acrylic on canvas painting titled ‘Huggies and Snackies’. A beautiful stalked carnivorous sponge is joined by pink brittle stars and a golden crinoid. Cuties 😍 #deepsea 🐡🦑 #art
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This week's Bergen Bathysphere Science Symposium brought together deep-sea scientists and professionals for hands-on workshops on QGIS (maps), BIIGLE (underwater footage), data management and platforms, standardization, cruise planning, as well as group discussions, and time to connect 🌊
3rd Bergen Bathysphere Science Symposium 2025 – Summary
4-5 November 2025, Marine Biological Station, Espegrend The symposium brought together 36 deep-sea scientists and professionals from various institutes and consultancies for a workshop-oriented, ha…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This week's Bergen Bathysphere Science Symposium brought together deep-sea scientists and professionals for hands-on workshops on QGIS (maps), BIIGLE (underwater footage), data management and platforms, standardization, cruise planning, as well as group discussions, and time to connect 🌊
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Deep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack.
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Deep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack.
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
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Oooooo!! 😍😍😍 can’t wait to see this work in person in Juneau Alaska Feb 2026!
Deep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack.
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Oooooo!! 😍😍😍 can’t wait to see this work in person in Juneau Alaska Feb 2026!
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We had a lovely write up in Issue 25 of the Deep-Sea Life newsletter! You can check out the whole issue here: www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/u...
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We had a lovely write up in Issue 25 of the Deep-Sea Life newsletter! You can check out the whole issue here: www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/u...
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
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!PhD opportunity! Use #PassiveAcousticMonitoring + #AI to decode the soundscapes of #deep-sea habitats
📍 University of Glasgow
🔗 shorturl.at/lcJIu
📆 Internationals: 8 December
📆 UK: 5 January
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social @tiffanyvlaar.bsky.social @abe404.bsky.social
📍 University of Glasgow
🔗 shorturl.at/lcJIu
📆 Internationals: 8 December
📆 UK: 5 January
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social @tiffanyvlaar.bsky.social @abe404.bsky.social
Sounding out the deep: using AI and passive acoustic monitoring to reveal spatial and temporal patterns in deep-sea ecosystems
shorturl.at
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
!PhD opportunity! Use #PassiveAcousticMonitoring + #AI to decode the soundscapes of #deep-sea habitats
📍 University of Glasgow
🔗 shorturl.at/lcJIu
📆 Internationals: 8 December
📆 UK: 5 January
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social @tiffanyvlaar.bsky.social @abe404.bsky.social
📍 University of Glasgow
🔗 shorturl.at/lcJIu
📆 Internationals: 8 December
📆 UK: 5 January
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social @tiffanyvlaar.bsky.social @abe404.bsky.social
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Wellllll look who has some associates! Got these adorable brittle stars onto the sponge this week, besties at the bottom just hugging and snacking! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge
October 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Wellllll look who has some associates! Got these adorable brittle stars onto the sponge this week, besties at the bottom just hugging and snacking! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge
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Huggies and Snackies!
Wellllll look who has some associates! Got these adorable brittle stars onto the sponge this week, besties at the bottom just hugging and snacking! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge
October 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Huggies and Snackies!
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🌊 Big win for the #DeepSea
At the #IUCNCongress members voted to adopt:
✅ Motion 032 – Protecting seamounts and vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive practices
✅ Motion 035 – Protecting mesopelagic ecosystem integrity
Thanks to those who voted science into policy 👏
At the #IUCNCongress members voted to adopt:
✅ Motion 032 – Protecting seamounts and vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive practices
✅ Motion 035 – Protecting mesopelagic ecosystem integrity
Thanks to those who voted science into policy 👏
October 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🌊 Big win for the #DeepSea
At the #IUCNCongress members voted to adopt:
✅ Motion 032 – Protecting seamounts and vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive practices
✅ Motion 035 – Protecting mesopelagic ecosystem integrity
Thanks to those who voted science into policy 👏
At the #IUCNCongress members voted to adopt:
✅ Motion 032 – Protecting seamounts and vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive practices
✅ Motion 035 – Protecting mesopelagic ecosystem integrity
Thanks to those who voted science into policy 👏
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Looooooove this Paragorgia!! 😍😍😍
Feeding polyps done! Next up: resin, adding color and final tentacle details. Can’t wait to show this 3D coral at our upcoming @unseenocean.bsky.social exhibitions - first stop: Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in 2 weeks! #unseenoceancollective #deepsea #sciart #deepseaart #paragorgia #bubblegum
October 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Looooooove this Paragorgia!! 😍😍😍
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We can’t wait to see Meghan’s finished painting in Juneau this February!
Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist
October 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We can’t wait to see Meghan’s finished painting in Juneau this February!
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LOVE these adorable octopus for the coloring sheets we are producing, can’t wait to share them with the kids of Juneau and Spokane!
On this fine fall day, we have some little baby deep-sea octopus 🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
October 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
LOVE these adorable octopus for the coloring sheets we are producing, can’t wait to share them with the kids of Juneau and Spokane!
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
Feeding polyps done! Next up: resin, adding color and final tentacle details. Can’t wait to show this 3D coral at our upcoming @unseenocean.bsky.social exhibitions - first stop: Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in 2 weeks! #unseenoceancollective #deepsea #sciart #deepseaart #paragorgia #bubblegum
October 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Feeding polyps done! Next up: resin, adding color and final tentacle details. Can’t wait to show this 3D coral at our upcoming @unseenocean.bsky.social exhibitions - first stop: Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in 2 weeks! #unseenoceancollective #deepsea #sciart #deepseaart #paragorgia #bubblegum
Adding feeding polyps to my Bubblegum coral model!
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Adding feeding polyps to my Bubblegum coral model!
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
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Phantom of the Sea Lilies — deep-sea Antimora fish swims among golden sea lilies (stalked crinoids, animals related to sea stars and urchins) and spindly stalks of orange coral
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Phantom of the Sea Lilies — deep-sea Antimora fish swims among golden sea lilies (stalked crinoids, animals related to sea stars and urchins) and spindly stalks of orange coral
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
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On to the next painting! Needed a larger canvas for this dramatic stalked glass sponge, oooo she’s already pretty! Just working in some of the background layers today. This is more work for the @unseenocean.bsky.social events in Juneau and Spokane #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #art
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On to the next painting! Needed a larger canvas for this dramatic stalked glass sponge, oooo she’s already pretty! Just working in some of the background layers today. This is more work for the @unseenocean.bsky.social events in Juneau and Spokane #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #art
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More upcoming work that will be shown at our Alaska and WA state events next year!
On to the next painting! Needed a larger canvas for this dramatic stalked glass sponge, oooo she’s already pretty! Just working in some of the background layers today. This is more work for the @unseenocean.bsky.social events in Juneau and Spokane #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #art
September 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
More upcoming work that will be shown at our Alaska and WA state events next year!
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We are going to kick off our first show in Sweden next month - join us for an unforgettable blend of fine art and science!
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We are going to kick off our first show in Sweden next month - join us for an unforgettable blend of fine art and science!
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
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And finished! How many shrimp can you find? If you’re headed to the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in October then keep and eye out for this painting among other artworks by the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #acrylicpainting #art #scicomm
September 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
And finished! How many shrimp can you find? If you’re headed to the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in October then keep and eye out for this painting among other artworks by the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #acrylicpainting #art #scicomm
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Has the day got you down? Watch this soothing one hour #okeanos sponge and coral video to etheral music! #octocoralFriday #spongeThursday Produced by Caitlin Bailey and GFOE youtu.be/DSHFDHthDQo?...
1-Hour Deep-Sea Relaxation: Corals and Sponges
YouTube video by Global Foundation For Ocean Exploration
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September 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Has the day got you down? Watch this soothing one hour #okeanos sponge and coral video to etheral music! #octocoralFriday #spongeThursday Produced by Caitlin Bailey and GFOE youtu.be/DSHFDHthDQo?...
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My fav part of painting these deep-sea coral and sponge gardens is the feeling of discovery- today it’s finding a shrimp and a sneaky hiding fish in the cup corals 😍😍😍 make sure to check out @unseenocean.bsky.social for more great #sciart for our upcoming art shows and events! #deepsea 🦑 #painting
September 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My fav part of painting these deep-sea coral and sponge gardens is the feeling of discovery- today it’s finding a shrimp and a sneaky hiding fish in the cup corals 😍😍😍 make sure to check out @unseenocean.bsky.social for more great #sciart for our upcoming art shows and events! #deepsea 🦑 #painting
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Can’t wait to have this painting hung at the Swedish Biodiversity symposium as part of our first group show!
Mushroom coral, mushroom coral, you are sooooo beautiful 😍 almost done this painting and I love the details phase- especially when it’s a mushroom coral! Beauty. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #marinebioligy @unseenocean.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Can’t wait to have this painting hung at the Swedish Biodiversity symposium as part of our first group show!