Tsunami- Koh Phi Phi Thailand 2004
- Mixed Media
- 8 x 8 x 9 in
- $1,200
- Isabelle Zab
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Available
I am a SCUBA diving instructor. In 2004 I traveled to Thailand and arrived on the island of Koh Phi Phi, a few months after the tsunami that devastated South East Asia. For the following 4 months, I volunteered with the clean up diving crew. This piece is a commemoration of that experience; and a small monument to it. All the materials used are second hand, found, or given to me in the spirit of sharing resources. The snow globe shape is a reminder that the tsunami happened on December 26 while the sand and metal pieces are a representation of the countless undulated iron sheets we pulled out of the bottom of the sea. Those were the main roofing materials for the 800 bungalows and buildings that disappeared.
- Subject Matter: Narrative
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