04/01/2022
“In 2020, Los Angeles-based contemporary Light and Space artist Shana Mabari became the first artist-in-residence on a maritime mission lead by the non-profit Sea Shepherd Global, the world’s leading direct-action ocean conservation organization. For five days, Mabari sailed their vessel M/Y Bob Barker off the west coast of Africa, a clandestine operation part of Sea Shepherd Global’s ongoing efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the waters of Benin. It resulted in the arrest of a trawler illegally fishing in protected waters just outside an important ecological reserve. Work inspired by this journey comprises her current exhibition at
Artworks featured in Mabari’s “Oceans” series include “Korāl” sculptures, and circular “Horizōn” pieces, all acrylic. The Korāl installation comprises more than 60 free-standing sculptures in varied colors including red, blue, violet, yellow, and orange. They range from 7 to 14 inches in height, creating a coral reef inspired environment in the gallery that aims to bring awareness to the devastation of coral reefs throughout the oceans, and highlight their remarkable underwater elegance. Horizōn is a series of eight 15-inch wall-mounted disks. They reference the elemental meeting of sea and sky, the same horizon line used by early mathematicians and astronomers including Ptolemy and Galileo to accurately measure the planets and constellations in the night sky. “ - Artillery Magazine
✨ Ten-percent of proceeds from exhibition sales will benefit Sea Shepherd Global.
