Inside a 200-ft-long train of tunnels, canvas walls are painted with murals of marine life. On one end, a beautiful, blue, pristine ocean is filled with sailfish, tuna, and mackerel; continuing through, fish become smaller and sparser, the ocean greener and murkier. A thick curtain of jellyfish tentacles hangs from the ceiling of the final section–the whole ocean has become a gelatinous soup. Ocean Tunnel is intended to show how the ocean is evolving — how climate change and unsustainable fishing practices degrade ocean ecosystems. Created by many artists, scientists, and concerned citizens, it also represents humanity’s ability to collectively re-imagine, engage with, and reckon with global change.
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OCEAN TUNNEL

Photo by: George P. Post

Year: 2018

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Inside a 200-ft-long train of tunnels, canvas walls are painted with murals of marine life. On one end, a beautiful, blue, pristine ocean is filled with sailfish, tuna, and mackerel; continuing through, fish become smaller and sparser, the ocean greener and murkier. A thick curtain of jellyfish tentacles hangs from the ceiling of the final section–the whole ocean has become a gelatinous soup. Ocean Tunnel is intended to show how the ocean is evolving — how climate change and unsustainable fishing practices degrade ocean ecosystems. Created by many artists, scientists, and concerned citizens, it also represents humanity’s ability to collectively re-imagine, engage with, and reckon with global change.

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