Bringing Together Art and Science with Ethan Estess, Environmental Artist

The latest episode of the Ecosystem Member podcast is marine scientist turned environmental artist Ethan Estess. I am sure many of you have seen Ethan’s art before at the Outerknown store in Marin, at the U.S. Open of Surfing, the Instagram of musician Jack Johnson or maybe it was the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Wherever you saw it, I am sure it stuck with you. Ethan uses reclaimed materials like fishing nets and golf balls collected from coastal areas to make amazing art with a meaningful story to tell. His often immersive installations and super clean wave-inspired wall pieces are created to tell a story, in addition to beeing aesthetically pleasing. In this episode, we talk about the responsibility Ethan feels being part of planet Earth and how art can be a disarming element to an often tense conversation. As is clear in the episode, Ethan is a really genuine dude who loves our oceans and wants to share that love with the world. I think you’ll really enjoy our chat. A little bit of a bummer is that this episode - despite its epicness - is audio only. I actually recorded it before our previous video episode with Bodhi Patil and I made some mistakes in the setup to get optimal video, but we should be back with another full video episode shortly. Links Ethan’s Website Ethan’s Instagram Ethan and his piece ‘Fore the Waves’ on CNBC Ethan chatting with Fellow Surfer and Scientist Cliff Kapono To check out more Ecosystem Member podcast episodes or our newsletter, please visit ecosystemmember.com. And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five star review of your favorite podcast platform, it really helps boost the visibility of our podcast.