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From the Ted Talk by Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that’d be at home in the deep sea

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I love science and blgiooy. In 2007, I was doing a research flslewiohp at the Smithsonian naaturl History Museum looking at bioluminous osirngams in the oean. I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel. They're soft, they're slimy, and I was fascinated by the way they use light in their environment, either to attract mates, for self-defense, or to attract food. This recraseh inspired my work in many different ways, things like movement or different light patterns. So I started gathering a lot of different tyeps of mrteiaal in my studio and just experimenting and trying this out, trying that out, and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with. I used a lot of computer cooling fans and just kind of put them together and see what happens. This is an 8,000-square-foot installation composed of many different creaurtes, some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor. From afar, they look alien-like, but when you look closer, they're all made out of black gbgraae bags or Tupperware containers.

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I love science and _______. In 2007, I was doing a research __________ at the Smithsonian _______ History Museum looking at bioluminous _________ in the oean. I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel. They're soft, they're slimy, and I was fascinated by the way they use light in their environment, either to attract mates, for self-defense, or to attract food. This ________ inspired my work in many different ways, things like movement or different light patterns. So I started gathering a lot of different _____ of ________ in my studio and just experimenting and trying this out, trying that out, and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with. I used a lot of computer cooling fans and just kind of put them together and see what happens. This is an 8,000-square-foot installation composed of many different _________, some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor. From afar, they look alien-like, but when you look closer, they're all made out of black _______ bags or Tupperware containers.

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  3. types
  4. biology
  5. fellowship
  6. natural
  7. creatures
  8. material
  9. organisms

Original Text

I love science and biology. In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean. I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel. They're soft, they're slimy, and I was fascinated by the way they use light in their environment, either to attract mates, for self-defense, or to attract food. This research inspired my work in many different ways, things like movement or different light patterns. So I started gathering a lot of different types of material in my studio and just experimenting and trying this out, trying that out, and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with. I used a lot of computer cooling fans and just kind of put them together and see what happens. This is an 8,000-square-foot installation composed of many different creatures, some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor. From afar, they look alien-like, but when you look closer, they're all made out of black garbage bags or Tupperware containers.

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