Label
Life Returns After the Storm
Artist
Alexis Culley
Description
This piece depicts freshwater fishes found in streams most impacted by Hurricane Helene in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. The streams these organisms call home experienced immense flooding as Hurricane Helene brought detrimental levels of rainfall to the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee. However, nature persists and six months later, freshwater life is bouncing back. This piece represents the resilience and beauty of life, even after disaster.
Type
Mobile Camera
Artist Affiliation
Graduate Student
Department
Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
Area of Research
Evolution of Freshwater Fishes and Physical Environmental Sciences
Research Group Site
Date
2025