Shannon Fennell Artist

Writing Assignment Oct 11, 2023: D esign and describe an exhibition whose theme is the ‘Ocean’.   Oceans - The Ultimate Power Oceans are the origin of all life on earth, but also hold the power to destroy it all. In my exhibition, to illustrate this power, I have selected works representing the mythologies of ancient great floods recorded by different world cultures; depicting the power of the ocean; and the current threat of global warming induced sea rise. Humanity has always known that the ocean can be threatening (although, it was attributed to angry mythological beings.) We have no power to control it, but we can harm it through our actions. But ultimately the ocean will prevail. Inart we have recorded the knowledge of the power of the ocean, illustrating our history and legends. Stories of The Great Flood of antiquity permeate all world cultures and date back to the Bronze Age, and likely are recording verbal history going back to the Stone Age and the end of the la...