The exhibition demonstrates the artist’s conceptual approach while using different media—objects, video, photographs, and drawings—all derived from his diving expeditions in various sites. One of his main aquatic hauls, the “ghost net,” which was used to catch fish and later to fend off trash from being swept to a nearby shore—had grown its own colonies of barnacles, coral recruits, and algae as it sat on the seabed, threatening to inflict further damage on other marine life.

“We are thrilled to announce this year’s nominees for the 2nd annual ARTnews Awards. Because they are awarded based on exhibitions, the ARTnews Awards truly represent a record of the best bodies of work on view over the past year in the United States,” ARTnews Editor-in-Chief Sarah Douglas said in a statement.