# @fromthebowseat on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvgSdAB7t8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73156263-fromthebowseat-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/af352f5340.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-05-21T23:01:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs 🪸 (@fromthebowseat) — https://gondola.cc/fromthebowseat

## Caption

“Pérdida de Coral es Pérdida de Cultura” (Loss of Coral is Loss of Culture) by ARTivist jetmar1. Beautiful new mural for our friends pangeaseed Foundation’s latest edition of the international public art program, seawalls_ Artists for Oceans, in partnership with proyectopanorama.
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Location: Cozumel, Mexico | 20.4230° N, 86.9223° W
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Mural theme: Coral Reef Degradation, Bleaching, and Loss of Habitat.
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Artist statement: Coral and Coral Reef ecosystems are currently suffering catastrophic losses caused by ocean acidification, human development and many other preventable and now, non-preventable causes. Coral reefs support far more than just underwater creatures. They also support local human and animal communities. As we saw in Cozumel, they also help create a vibrant economy through tourism. That economy, however, can have serious impacts on the Coral.
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This mural features a bright floral pattern based on local embroidered shirt patterns. The floral pattern is a metaphor for local Cozumel culture. Directly below the floral pattern, is a stylized composition of bleakly colored coral forms, Sargassus seaweed, and a fish which once used to represent the island of Cozumel. All seems fine above the water line, but as the state of coral reef systems deteriorate, more and more local cultures will be affected and dramatically changed.
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PC: abovebelowphoto
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#pangeaseed #seawalls #cozumel #seawallscozumel #protectwhatyoulove #ARTivism #paintforapurpose #proyectopanorama #coralreefs #mural #globalwarming #climatechange #climatecrisis #ecologicalbreakdown #protectourspecies #coral #climateaction #worldoceansday

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## Tags

cozumel, protectwhatyoulove, coralreefs, ecologicalbreakdown, mural, proyectopanorama, worldoceansday, seawallscozumel, globalwarming, climateaction, seawalls, protectourspecies, climatecrisis, artivism, pangeaseed, climatechange, paintforapurpose, coral

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