IAPLC 2023 World Ranking Announcement - World Ranking 0053 - Winning Works
Breathtaking moments
Author: Ludo Bourdin / France
Aquarium Size/W120xD60XH50(cm)
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World Ranking 0053 Winning Works IAPLC 2023
Comments from Mr. Oliver Mengedoht (Germany)
My respect and congratulations to the creator of "Breathtaking moments" - because that's exactly what I had when looking through the 100 best works of this year's IAPLC. When I first looked through the 100 Best Aquascapes of 2023, several particularly designed tanks caught my eye, but this one stood out. I put it to the side after a truly breathtaking moment and it actually remained my favorite, even after looking through all the wonderful creations. As if in front of an impressive mountain panorama in the Alps, for instance, where l've had the privilege of being several times, gazed dumbly at this underwater landscape with lots of greenery and a school of fish, dominated by jagged rocks and cliffs. Yet the rocks are so naturally arranged and so varied yet coherent that one could believe the artist had cleverly scaled down a real alpine panorama. The artfully inserted and cultivated planting is perfectly imitating nature and shows itself completely convincingly in the foreground, in small and larger crevices as well as on rock plateaus, thereby decreasing somewhat towards the top as in the real mountains. Conversely, from above, small streams and rivulets (made of light-colored gravel) seem to meander downward in arcs and waterfalls. Thereby, there is a diverse space design for the fish as a playground and enough hiding places besides. A perfect wild idyll!
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