The USS Apogon was a Balao class submarine that patrolled in the various regions of the Pacific during WWII - the Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Philippines, Midway and the Kuril Islands. She earned six battle stars for her service. After the war, she was consigned to Bikini Atoll as part of the nuclear testing. She sank in July 1946 after the test bomb "Baker" was detonated underwater.
In contrast to her service in the war, in her afterlife, she has been transformed into a peaceful refuge for marine life as an artificial reef. You can scuba dive beneath the belly of the Apogon at the stern and see her huge propellers silhouetted against the brightness of the Pacific ocean.
DESCRIPTION: In this high quality print reproduction, trails of swirling, shimmering glassfish school in and around the propeller blades. Sea whip corals clasp onto her belly and reach upwards to the nourishing sky that feeds their growth. I wanted to convey the density of moving, shimmering life blanketing the belly of the Apogon. In her afterlife, the Apogon feels more maternal than militaristic.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
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