A GLASS SEA MENAGERIE

The detailed models a father and son made in the 19th century as research tools are now in museums.

- NATASHA DALY

THE BACKSTORY

THESE SEA CREATURES WERE FASHIONED TO BE RESEARCH AIDS. NOW THEY’RE THE STARS OF STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHS.

FOR STILL LIFE MASTER Guido Mocafico, it’s been a years-long quest: to find and photograph a menagerie of century-old glass sea creatures, scattered among institutions and museums worldwide.