The work ‘What lies beneath’, featuring the Sea Hammock asks us to look at how we ‘seal the fate’ of our children and future generations though our current relationship with the environment.
This installation can be seen as a means of bringing our awareness to nature. From seeing it we might ask ourselves how are our local gannet, seal and penguin colonies as well as the other sea-life, which take part in the Bonney Upwelling, such as the krill, whales and sharks are being affected by the flotsam and jetsam, which was found on local beaches and then incorporated into the work.
For example when some biodegradable plastics break down in the ocean they mimic small fish and are ingested by birds, fish, dolphins and seals causing choking, obstructions in their digestive tracts and sometimes starvation. Some plastics also leach toxins into the sea as well as poison the food chain.
For example when some biodegradable plastics break down in the ocean they mimic small fish and are ingested by birds, fish, dolphins and seals causing choking, obstructions in their digestive tracts and sometimes starvation. Some plastics also leach toxins into the sea as well as poison the food chain.
The “Seal Your Fate” motto, expressed in some of the artwork in this installation, might lead us to ponder how we can further make responsible choices in our lives and our jobs to bring about a more positive and compassionate relationship between us and the sea.
