Rachel Sussman

Rachel Sussman is a Brooklyn-based artist who is researching, working with biologists and traveling the world to photograph continuously living organisms 2,000 years old and older. Her project, entitled 'The Oldest Living Things in the World,' combines art with science and philosophy, touching on themes of longevity, sustainability, and the natural sublime. She's received international acclaim, and recently gave a TED talk on the work.

La Llareta #0308-23B26 (Up to 3,000 years old; Atacama Desert, Chile)

Artist: Rachel Sussman   |  Title: La Llareta #0308-23B26 (Up to 3,000 years old; Atacama Desert, Chile)

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How do you plan to use the 25 for 25 grant? The grant will help support some major expeditions, including searching the Antarctic Peninsula for 5,000-year-old moss, exploring Tasmania and mainland Australia for 40,000-year old clonal shrubs, and traveling to Sri Lanka for a 2,300-year-old Banyan Fig. It will also afford me some much-needed time and materials to research, print photographs from past trips, and work on turning the project into a book.

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