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<h1 style="display:block;margin:0;padding:0;color:#202020;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:125%;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left">Immersive art exhibition at the VMM explores the problem of plastics in our oceans</h1>
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<b>On July 29, 2021</b>, the Vancouver Maritime Museum (VMM) will launch a new exhibition by artist Paula Nishikawara called <b><i>If I Lived in the Ocean</i></b>. In what the experimental artist calls a museum intervention, the exhibition examines human impacts on marine environments with an emphasis on plastics in the ocean. <br>
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“Addressing our relationship to plastics in the ocean starts with understanding who and what we are and acknowledging that we are not separate from or above nature and the natural world,” says Nishikawara. “We must examine the anthropocentric attitudes that are disrupting the ecosystem and food chain and use our higher faculties to create more harmonious environments.”<br>
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<i><a href="https://vanmaritime.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bdd2a5ddde1149e87d0baa93&id=cfdc56921b&e=a473e1bf85" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">If I Lived in the Ocean</a> </i>is an immersive environment made with bamboo poles, jute sacks and massive beds of kelp made of waste plastics interwoven with traditional Japanese gyotaku art to create a hopeful environmental message. <br>
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Initially the museum approached Nishikawara to show her gyotaku prints, which are prints made using fish. Nishikwara’s gyotaku work has travelled throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia as part of a Smithsonian Institute Exhibition. She has also shown work in the USA, Germany, Nigeria and Canada. Nishikawara proposed an exhibition that challenges audiences to examine their relationship with the ocean. Curator Duncan MacLeod enthusiastically agreed to the concept. <br>
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“If the recent heatwave in British Columbia has shown us anything,” says MacLeod, “it’s that climate action is urgently needed. It is our hope that <i>If I Lived in the Ocean</i> will inspire audiences to advocate for ocean conservation.”<br>
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<i>If I Lived in the Ocean</i> will be on view at the VMM from July 29 to October 24, 2021 <br>
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The VMM is hosting a <b>private launch for this exhibition on July 29 at 6:30 p.m.</b> The evening will include an amphibious performance piece by the artist. Media is welcome at the launch. <b>If you would like to attend, please email <a href="mailto:marketing@vanmaritime.com" target="_blank">marketing@vanmaritime.com</a>. </b><br>
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For more information about Paula Nishikawara, visit the artist’s <a href="https://vanmaritime.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bdd2a5ddde1149e87d0baa93&id=db5749ec35&e=a473e1bf85" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">website.</a> <br>
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For more information about the Vancouver Maritime Museum, visit the museum <a href="https://vanmaritime.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bdd2a5ddde1149e87d0baa93&id=cefa07f815&e=a473e1bf85" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">website</a>. <br>
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Paula Nishikawara and Duncan MacLeod are available for media interviews. <br>
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Melanie Jeffs<br>
Marketing Coordinator<br>
<a href="mailto:marketing@vanmaritime.com" target="_blank">marketing@vanmaritime.com</a><br>
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