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A rare jellyfish, ancient rituals, and a chromatic pavilion. [View email in browser](=.awtDKcvLcIYAYnF361jbgANwF56gWjuIBd2_z2IozEE) [The best of the week in art & visual culture](=.j_r37i1vs8LOI3-e1htc2Av4e9ihRP_QNafPcBqL7Qc) The First Video of an Extremely Rare Jellyfish Captures Its Striped Tentacles and Spotted, Pulsing Body [Two images of a jellyfish](=.VMtpLLQvzTp02h3mBLqn0h5HhOucrNXoLJFAsT1d7X0) There have been only two documented sightings of the elusive Chirodectes maculatus, a large, soccer ball-sized jellyfish with distinct spotted markings, the second of which was captured late last year by divers from [Scuba Kavieng](=.RRrP2PjLZzX7P8hL_fSNmX6C2UVxhtx6JG3WQuvQ33o). [Watch now](=.Ak0ueRzQ8DrodvHlg1rZu0PWNu6m3TEZ2gaVwsueZRE) New! Make, Learn, and Share Creative Skills in Colossal's Monthly Virtual Workshops [An image of paper that has been layered to look like it has scales](=.ZgAApJngMLC9gntiPs7TWj6nayKLqhaEdjUZPbHsrbo) We are excited to announce a monthly series of workshops that explore incredible creativity from leading visual artists. We even have a shiny, new way to stay in the loop about upcoming events with our [Colossal Workshops newsletter.](=.BeaFvbBEpnybDTPuPhcO7C5l5v5m7bHfnkm3Hqv_gZk) Following the remarkable response to our forthcoming workshop with [Hollie Chastain](=.1-IK3J3o1Mccd0WNBgSUqdJ13WRhQ0xD5heCYDLAcwA)—which is now sold out—we look forward to inviting you to a new workshop next month! [Colossal Members](=.cf1F3z8Fwslz8JcsjYP40WcotHI9aG3BGU8N-feHfg8) receive a discount on registration and have access to a growing library of recorded workshops. [Sign up today](=.ThWyjqQ4soNYvJ_8T2TiJQ-reZe9ygOUksEhCmIMYqA) In Roberto de la Torre’s Documentary Photos, Yearly Masking Rituals Celebrate the Change of the Seasons [A photograph of two people wearing elaborate, colorful costumes and masks in an open landscape](=.QZMISer8VTirZ0iJL9Ud4AlFQK-eFSThdRABnj4KH44) Capturing the elaborate costumes of seasonal celebrations is what drives Galicia-based photographer [Roberto de la Torre](=.PiosUj-SB2BwYdkG1SLKrTzsfw5AJfEbpTYCExOCDOk), whose ongoing documentarian series Microcosmos records those who participate in the yearly rituals. [See more](=.UgTeViKesh70xoRSStWVMdwzcDZffLmtroVeo-HZUIQ) Animator Anna Samo Scripts a Love Letter to Artists in Her Short Film ‘Conversations With a Whale’ [Two stills from the short film called ](=.r7IL1OOhxhLLPqHfHfRXtJZNm1yD3MaHapG0Z6voStY) Animator [Anna Samo](=.0ECkbLmUXW67Co2XOsT6BKxxr-MndyNz4BhHuRmlz4k) taps into the unique emotional and mental fatigue endured by creatives who keep hitting roadblocks. In her stop-motion film “Conversations with a Whale,” she turns the prospect of a “no” into a fresh perspective on growth. [Watch now](=.td1qSOOiV5zZ-Zlaigt-S6oYw2AkadZO5_AyYhzCaR4) Human Ears and Animals Emerge from Dense Fields of Porcelain Foliage Sculpted by Melis Buyruk [A porcelain flower sculpture and a detail image below](=.4RaKY5OwVe8xMGRGdKlBNMOWm2s1q3zYp8iRr_xSUwE) Cradled within wooden boxes, leaves, blossoms, animals, and the occasional bit of human anatomy form the dense topographies of [Melis Buyruk](=.axsaZebpYTJoYmM50_c3PzFvFly_4iwdIHTirn1Uvfc). [See more](=.pTS-SxCQ2n5ciEso_nNZkGT7ezXsbYDdCXm2UH-2I2M) In ‘Colonial Ruptures,’ Artist Sharif Bey Defies the Constraints of Time through Fragmented Figures [A sculpture of an abstracted figure with a ring around its head and large nails all over the body](=.mAIyKlxNmRVbFa6ICkncxzBNjr5BePGyIhR1TaTJVlA) Largely crafted around bits of his own ceramic vessels, [Sharif Bey](=.bU6LvFWHUeSKz6ZeQPYEBqkm6wlASPQjNJnbendzUms)’s works are on view at Toronto’s Gardiner Museum in a solo exhibition titled Colonial Ruptures, which questions the inherent value and power of objects, particularly as they’re stripped from their original cultures through colonial violence and structural racism. [See more](=.UDnliD3IfYujEcfcd468A5CXi-J3ndP_xfwWRO3SJBc) Olafur Eliasson Designs a Conical Structure with 832 Vibrant Glass Panels That Reflect Sonoma’s Weather [Two images of a colorful pavilion roof made from panes of stained glass.](=.MDrqM4PEQ1YcqMPduzKwNFmzw5J7rhI7MzEJGFrsyMA) The work of artist [Olafur Eliasson](=.F1h_TZn13Q8IWuPR5Qrhe1j-LVPORpoKB1uU3yZUrmY) and architect Sebastian Behmann, “Vertical Panorama Pavilion” is “inspired by the history of circular calendars,” containing 832 glass pieces arranged around an oculus opening to the north. 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