In this, Denise Batchelor’s first foray into an underwater realm, the artist leads us into a colorful and somewhat otherworldly environment. Examining in magnified detail the fluid movements of the jellyfish Chrysaora Colarata, Batchelor’s aim is to create an experience as immersive as it is mesmerizing. Fascinated by the species aesthetic characteristics, as well as its poisonous nature, Batchelor’s offering reflects a binary in which seduction and aversion are somehow entangled. While not deadly, these jellyfish can produce a painful sting. The bell (body) of this species can reach a diameter of up to a meter, while the tentacles can extend as long as five meters. A symbiotic relationship is shared with juvenile slender crabs, which hitch a ride and eat parasitic amphipods that otherwise damage the jellyfish.