Suspended in the soaring atrium of Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas—the sister ship to the world’s largest cruise liner, Icon of the Seas—Studio Roso’s installation Turtles forms the dramatic center piece of the vessel. The work depicts two sea turtles gliding through a cascading school of shimmering forms, their bodies assembled from hundreds of iridescent metal fragments. Light plays across their surfaces, shifting between deep ocean blues, violets, and warm copper tones, echoing the ever-changing hues of sunlight on water.

The accompanying torrent of sculpted droplets, rendered in mirrored glass, enhances the sense of movement and immersion. Together, these elements transform the ship’s central gathering space into an underwater dreamscape, where passengers encounter the majesty of marine life suspended in flight.

Drawing on both myth and ecology, Turtles speaks to endurance, migration, and the delicate interdependence of life in the oceans. As the main feature artwork on board, it offers a moment of wonder and reflection—inviting voyagers to consider the beauty and fragility of the seas they cross.