 My name is Christopher Marley. I'm an artist that works with elements of the natural world. I've been an artist and a naturalist for my earliest memories. Growing up in Oregon, going outside and being in nature was a critical part of my experience. When I began working in the fashion industry, I had the opportunity to travel all over the world. And every chance I got, I was out in the jungles of the forest and fields looking for insight. And I found organisms that I never imagined. I began to take these insects and to create art work. I began to see how valuable it is for us to be able to connect with nature. I quit my job in fashion. And I began to create a traveling museum exhibit that would help people to have an immersive experience where they could identify with and appreciate and come to love organisms and elements that they never would have taken the time to look at. I wanted people to be able to see these beautiful creatures the way that I see them. They're gorgeous. They're amazing. They're invigorating. And when people begin to discover beauty where they hadn't seen it before, something happens. They start to care. They start to want to have a relationship with the natural world a little bit more tentatively. Not only does humanity have a right to interact with the natural world, but we have a responsibility and a need to do so. The worlds of art, nature, and science are interconnected for a reason. Nature inspires our faith. It inspires our desire to love. It increases our love for the natural world as we are exposed to it more and more. And those things that we love, we conserve.