I Will Wait Until The Sea Turns Blue
04/09/2022
Individual Site-specific Installation at USC Wrigley Center on Catalina Island
The natural world is being seriously damaged by human activities, leading to climate change and other problems. People must pay more attention to nature protection to have sustainable development for both the environment and humans themselves. The need to raise people's awareness of the vulnerability of nature and their own responsibility is extremely urgent. This installation, using the ocean as a symbol for the broader concept of nature, aims to compare what nature originally looks like and how human activities have influenced it to raise people's attention to nature protection.
Material: one-channel projector, tripod, chair
Why Catalina Island?
Catalina island has several centers focusing on key issues in sustainability and the environment. The marine the well-protected with environment-friendly studies and tourism. The Conservancy maintains a healthy balance between protecting Catalina's unique environment and serving the needs of a diverse public.
However, many seas around the world is not well-protected as Catalina. And that's where problems are serious.
Documentation Video
When audiences sit on the bench with the installation, they could see the view in front of them, which is the preserved sea and also see the polluted ones shown in the video. This contrast would make people realize that seas like this are rare now due to human activities and we need to take action. If we don't, the scenery in front of you might one day turn into those polluted ones.
Video Content
The goal of this installation is to have viewers appreciate the beauty of nature while thinking about sustainable development and nature protection with a positive attitude.
