Each M.O. is the result of a collaborative ecology, credited to the Meditation Ocean Constellation.


The premiere of M.O. Aquarius Reef Base at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography from November 20, 2025 – February 22, 2026.


Hope Ginsburg, Artist/Director

Megan Dickerson, Curator

Matt Flowers, Director of Photography

Alexis McCrimmon, Editor and Colorist

Joshua Quarles, Composer and Sound Designer

Sarah Howard, Dive Team Captain, Second Camera

Roger Garcia, Dive Producer, Interviewee

Robert Raad, Exhibit Design

Tina Mau, Exhibit Design

Jordann Tomasek, Exhibit Design

Brian Gibson, Exhibit Fabrication

Ash Galinato, Exhibit Fabrication

Joshua Farmer, Diver, Interviewee

Tom Horn, Diver, Interviewee

Dean Hubenig, Diver, Interviewee

Thomas Potts, Dive Liaison, Interviewee

Otto Rutten, Diver, Interviewee

Henry "Hank" Stark, Diver, Interviewee


Support Provided By

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts

VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging

The Dive Shop Richmond

University of South Florida

Carol and Marvin Ginsburg


Special Thanks

Aaron Anderson

Layla Askar

Jennifer Curtis

Brian Davis

Tabatha Dunlap

Araceli Duron

Ryan Ellington

Alex Feltes

Hailey Fifer

Ben Frable

Eduardo Gomez

Grace Guthart

Kevin Hardy

Christiana Lafazani

Jennifer Lange

Cory Lee

James Leichter

Tracy Leipold

Christian McDonald

Jim McNeal

Rebecca Peters

Link Ross

Charlotte Seid

Jon-Phillip Sheridan

Izabella Soto

Dale Stokes

Caelan Torres

Stephen Vitiello

Joanna Volavka