"Sink or Swim"

Provided by: Sea Walls |Published on: July 26, 2022
Artwork Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • This mural about sea level rise by Tatiana Suarez in Miami, Florida shows a woman clinging to a palm tree surrounded by the rising sea.
  • The artist explains that this piece makes a statement about how the climate crisis is imminently threatening humans and the rest of the ecosystem.
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Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Tatiana Suarez
Region: North America, USA - South, United States, Global, Florida
Languages: English

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PangeaSeed Foundation
PangeaSeed Foundation is a globally engaged nonprofit organization acting at the intersection of culture and environmentalism to further the conservation of our oceans. Its mission is to empower individuals and communities to create meaningful environmental change for the oceans by raising public awareness of critical environmental issues through SCIENCE, EDUCATION, and ARTIVISM (S.E.A.). Through their groundbreaking Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans public art program, PangeaSeed Foundation has created over 400 educational ocean advocacy murals in 17 countries, bringing the ocean into streets across the globe.