Artist David Brooks shares his fascination with the natural world by volunteering in biological expeditions. He utilizes these opportunities as excuses to go out into nature and get physical contact with the research being conducted by the scientist, in order to see evolution itself. This fascination with living allows him to acquire an understanding of the processes needed in order to properly document and research the biodiversity of the world. In this particular case, he took part in an expedition, looking for armored catfish in the Amazon. Being part of this group of scientists he talks about how everything from the geographical history of the area to the cultural interactions on the native people with the rivers, has affected the evolutionary distinction in the mandibles of this particular catfish species. Such an extensive process for him to partake, in order to gather information to then talk about the way in which artists and scientists view and interact with the natural world. the very impressive task to take part in just to get an understanding of concepts to then make artwork related to these ideas.
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