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Innocean Australia & AMCS Launch “Fantastical Sharks & Rays” Exhibition At Australian Museum

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Published on: 16th September 2024 at 10:30 AM
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Innocean Australia has partnered with the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) to create an exhibition highlighting the silent extinction facing lesser-known Australian sharks and rays at the Australian Museum.

Over the summer holidays, AMCS asked Australian school kids to lend their imagination to bring these species to life through art, based only on scientific descriptions. More than 1,500 children entered, submitting paintings, sketches, and even paper mache sculptures.

The top entries then inspired artworks by 10 Australian artists, including Ken Done, Jennifer Turpin, Jonathan Zawada, Billy Bain, Dylan Mooney, Janet Laurence, Rosie Deacon, Sarah & Sebastian, Dion Horstmans, and Blak Douglas.

“I’m endlessly intrigued by the underwater world and happy to do whatever I can to raise awareness of the magnificent creatures that live there,” said Ken Done.

These pieces are now being showcased at the “Fantastical Sharks & Rays” exhibition at the Australian Museum, running until 8 December. The free exhibition houses 20 artworks ranging from a Jennifer Turpin seaweed sculpture inspired by 4-year-old Inara Wilson’s imagination of the whitefin swellshark to Sarah & Sebastian’s lantern shark necklace set in bronze with diamonds, inspired by the imagination of 13-year-old Zara Pease.

These endangered species are so unique and live so deep beneath the ocean that minimal research or imagery exists of them.

The project aims to challenge the reputation of sharks and rays as predators, fostering a new appreciation for their variety of species and interesting characteristics. Every visitor through the doors is prompted to sign a petition to help stop the overfishing of these endangered and unique species in Australian waters and encourage the government to take action.

“Art and science might seem like different pursuits, but they share a common goal: understanding the world around us. However, facts and logic alone can’t tackle our biggest environmental and social challenges. That’s where art comes in – it has the power to touch our hearts and minds, inspiring new perspectives. By harnessing this power, the Fantastical Sharks & Rays exhibition evokes emotion, educates and allows us to see sharks and rays in a new light while urging action to protect Australia’s precious marine wildlife,” said Leonardo Guida, shark scientist for the Australian Marine Conservation Society.

“As Sir David Attenborough aptly said, ‘No one will ever protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced.’ To hold an exhibition of this scale, at one of the most renowned museums in the country, with so many iconic artists, means thousands of people will get to experience these endangered species. We hope it inspires a new generation of conservationists,” said Pamela Parrelli, Innocean art director.

The free exhibition runs at the Australian Museum in Sydney, until 8 December, 2024.

Credits:

Innocean Australia

CEO: Jasmin Bedir

Executive Creative Director: Wez Hawes

Creative Director: Effie Kacopieros

Digital Creative Director: Hannah Melanson

Art Director: Pamela Parrelli

Copywriter: Charlotte Berry

Design Lead: Michael Macgregor

Designer: Neisha Maguire

Client Partner: Carolyn Cho

Senior Account Manager: Ruth Murphy

Head of Production: Renata Barbosa

Senior Producer: Monique Pardavi

Producer: Natasha Downs

Editor: Dave Anlezark

Photographer: Lachlan Rotherham

Photographer: Josh Bisset

Australian Marine Conservation Society

Shark Scientist & Shark Conservation Lead: Dr Leonardo Guida, PhD

Communications Director: Imogen Scott

Digital Content Producer: Hannah Mitchell

Media Advisor: Alex Tibbitts

The Humane Society

Communications Manager: Matthew Smeal

Marine Biologist, Spokesperson: Lawrence Chlebeck

Artists:

Billy Bain & Barnaby Snow

Blak Douglas & Gryff Nolan

Dion Horstmans & Iluka Michel

Dylan Mooney & Maya Haysom-McDowell

Janet Lawrence & Eightrielle Escalona

Jennifer Turpin & Inara Wilson

Jonathan Zawada & Oliver McIntyre

Ken Done & Leah Djikic

Rosie Deacon & Arwen Brown

Sarah Munro and Robert Sebastian Grynkofki & Zara Pease

The Australian Museum

Head of Exhibitions: Fran Dorey

Producer: Trevor Ahearn

Art Curation and Consultants

Natalia Ottolenghi-Bradshaw

Arts-Matter

Retouching & Design: Wellcom

Sound: Rumble

Print: Inkwell Signs

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Fredrika Stigell is a journalist at B&T with a focus on all things culture. Fredrika is also completing a Master of Archaeology, focusing on Indigenous rock art and historical artefacts in Kakadu National Park. Previously, she worked at a heritage company helping to organise storage collections for Sydney historical artefacts. Fredrika majored in English during her Bachelor's and is an avid reader with a particular interest in 19th and 20th century literary fiction.

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