In the film Proteus, I learned that there are over five thousand radiolarian species- many of which are over five hundred million years old. Radiolarians are microscopic, one cell organisms that are found at the bottom of the sea. Haeckel was their discoverer. When listening to Haeckel’s upbringing, it was so interesting to hear how his upbringing itself was quite a moral paradox, especially for this time period. The conflict in him existed so stronging because he was raised as a Christian and scientist. Though he was often pushed to choose science over art and his feelings of romanticism, his passion for art was something that made me rather fond of Haeckel as I watched the documentary. As someone who was passionate about the renaissance as a teenager, I was always a lover of the relationship between art and science. It was incredible to see how the two go hand in hand and the growth in their relationship made incredible changes within the world and the way it works. The change in academics always stunned me because it was a challenge for so long until one realized the absolute value of art within science and of science within art. In my perspective, the implications of creating these radiolarian sculptures revolve around the fact that a relationship between art and science is completely possible. It is physical, tangible proof that the two concepts are intertwined in such an intimate and thought-provoking way.