Crown of the Sea General Installation Art
by Yu-Liang Chen, NewLocal Art Studio
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: NewLocal Art Studio
- 5.177
Taiwan is a beautiful island surrounded by seas. Over the past four centuries, the development are bound with the ocean. With modern people knowing less about it, it is confined to only seafood cuisines and water sports. In order to remind people of importance of respect while using marine resources, the idea of the Sea General came from the traditional folk religion, the Sea Goddess, Mazu. It symbolizes the Sea General sacrificed her life to save the damaged environment. Her crown was remained as a message of cherishing the planet, marine resources preservation and climate change.
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