Opening Reception: December 6, 2024 from 5 to 8pm

555 2nd Street, Suite 1, Encinitas, CA 92024

Echoes from the Kelp Forest is a collaborative art exhibition featuring photographer Oriana Poindexter and painter Jasmine Novack presented at Perspectives Space in Encinitas, California. Opening to the public on December 6, 2024, the exhibit explores the artists’ shared experiences in the kelp forests of the Pacific coast, from Seattle to San Diego, blending art and science to reflect the beauty and complexity of the ocean.

On view: December 6, 2024 to January 8, 2025

Press Release

About the Artists

Jasmine Novack is a cold water scuba diver and underwater photographer who finds solace in the local kelp forests she swims in. There she collects photos and video to use as reference for her art.

Jasmine Novack obtained a bachelor’s of Environmental Studies from the University of Washington and focused primarily on marine science and environmental justice. The Salish Sea ecosystem was a main focus of her studies, and has given her the knowledge to feel safe and comfortable navigating the murky diving conditions of the PNW.

Jasmine’s paintings are a product of her journey into self exploration. They reflect her longing to understand why the ocean can represent so many of our fears, and how that fear can inhibit our experience in life. She hopes to reframe the viewer’s relationship to the darker places in the ocean and spark curiosity for the darker parts within themselves.

Learn more and browse Jasmine’s available works at www.holdfaststudios.com.

Oriana Poindexter is a photographer and marine scientist. Her work opens dialogues about our relationship with the changing biodiversity of the ocean using traditional and alternative photo processes.

Oriana Poindexter holds an M.A.S. in Marine Biodiversity & Conservation from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a B.A. in Visual Arts from Princeton University. Her work has been published by Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and exhibited at the Oceanside Museum of Art, the Center for Fine Art Photography, and the San Diego Public Library, and many others. She creates art-science exhibits for Southern California’s leading aquariums, most recently for Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen, the Birch Aquarium at UC San Diego’s participation in the Getty Center’s PST Art Initiative. Her works are held in private collections across the United States and in Europe.

Learn more at www.orianapoindexter.com