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This fantastical work stands out for its originality in handling the central space. While the composition falls under a concave structure, the creator added a landform-like structure in the

This year's Grand Prix went to the work, which evokes a towering rock wall. The wall is made of thin layers of slate-like stones, and the gentle curves drawn by the cracks in the rock evoke the

The second Bronze Prize went to the work depicting a forest in autumn. Although the motif of this work is the same as those of the second and third place-winners, the placement of a large fallen

The third Bronze Award winning aquascape gives an interesting impression made by a nice blending of its diorama like aspects and underwater appearance. Among many entries showcasing forest

This Gold Prize winning work is very meticulously created using many pieces of branch-like slim driftwood. The composition is highly novel and skillful. However, the rating varied by judges as it

Despite its frequently-seen combination of stones, driftwood and trendy fine branch-like materials, this layout produces dynamism and emphasizes perspective by placing layout materials until the

This work illustrates a river flowing through a forest. While the theme itself has been seen before, the technical sophistication garnered high praise from the judges. The large tree roots washed

Placing driftwood as if they are tree roots hugging the ground, the layout is smartly composed and gives a good sense of depth. It has a quite high level of maturity for this type of

The creator skillfully decides positioning of large, thick driftwood combining with slender branches to present a dramatic composition. The planting arrangement looks very natural.

This layout is highly regarded with its dynamic composition, giving a strong sense of perspective. We can find it in the shadows on the central pillar and at the right corner of the scene, the

The creator emphasizes the perspective by designing a dynamic driftwood arrangement. Despite a roughly finished foreground, it's saved by dramatic composition and overall impression of the

This work, which depicts a mountain stream flowing through a forest, won the Gold Prize following the Grand Prix. It is a landscape represented by the Oirase mountain stream in Japan, and the

It's a very unique layout presenting a scene of driftwood branches entangling stones. The layout can be seen more like ancient remains left abandoned long ago and covered by plants than natural

The second Silver Prize went to the work, which depicts a canyon through a dynamic composition. The composition, which is made up of a detailed combination of materials, is linear and extremely

A layout using fine branch-like material which has been seen frequently in recent IAPLC. This layout successfully expresses the perspective and provides powerful ambience by making a tunnel-like

The first Silver Award is given to a magnificent layout work presenting a circular opening in the center of the tank. The entries with eccentric compositions usually polarize the judges'

The first Silver Prize went to the work with its impressive arrangement of driftwood and stones. The motifs of a forest and a mountain stream are similar to those of the Gold Prize-winning work,

Aquascaping steps IAPLC 2023 - GrandPrize - Source - Zhemin Fan / China

Aquascaping steps IAPLC 2023 - Like the sun at hight noon - Liang Jin / China