Wabi Kusa
Design that specifically utilizes aquatic plants grown in an emergent state on a substrate ball, while contained in a vessel with water at the base.
Wind
Samurdha Manthila
Sri Lanka
Freedom
Samurdha Manthila
Sri Lanka
COLORATURA
Sebastian Javier López
Argentina
AKAI MORI
Jose Maria Sola
Argentina
A Tale of Two Leaves
Adam Dziadek
Poland
Vivencia
Fabián Peña
Argentina
El Arca
Gonzalez Juan Manuel
Argentina
Minion
arih setyo nugroho
Indonesia
GAIA
juan cruz tambornino
Argentina
Wok on the Wild Side
Nathan Schaupp
United States
Capture Nature
Donny Istiawan
Indonesia
Natus ex terra
Bautista Mikael Fonseca Cannuni
Argentina
Runar
Lidia Raquel SCRIVANTI
Argentina
| Rank | Title | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wind | Samurdha Manthila | Sri Lanka |
| 2nd | Freedom | Samurdha Manthila | Sri Lanka |
| 3rd | COLORATURA | Sebastian Javier López | Argentina |
| 4th | AKAI MORI | Jose Maria Sola | Argentina |
| 5th | A Tale of Two Leaves | Adam Dziadek | Poland |
| 6th | Vivencia | Fabián Peña | Argentina |
| 7th | El Arca | Gonzalez Juan Manuel | Argentina |
| 8th | Minion | arih setyo nugroho | Indonesia |
| 9th | GAIA | juan cruz tambornino | Argentina |
| 10th | Wok on the Wild Side | Nathan Schaupp | United States |
| 11th | Capture Nature | Donny Istiawan | Indonesia |
| 12th | Natus ex terra | Bautista Mikael Fonseca Cannuni | Argentina |
| 13th | Runar | Lidia Raquel SCRIVANTI | Argentina |
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