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Rebecca Rutstein: This Artist Uses the Ocean Like a Studio
49 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Meet our new idol, Rebecca Rutstein ’93, an artist whose creative process takes her somewhere almost no one else has ever been: more than 2,000 meters beneath the ocean’s surface. Rebecca collaborates closely with scientists, joins deep-sea research expeditions, and climbs into a six-foot submersible to explore the hidden landscapes of the ocean floor — from bioluminescent life in total darkness to a vast underwater world that feels completely otherworldly. We talk about how a geology class a...