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This mural was a

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very special process, loaded with meaning,

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since as we were shaping the whale, we thought

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not only about its beauty, but also about everything
that happens in the ocean

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and that often remains hidden from most of us.

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On the other hand, working with the information

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from the reporting made me look beyond the image,

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to understand that every detail

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carried weight and responsibility.

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That way, I felt that through the mural
I could contribute artistically

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and add my grain of sand to this cause

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that is so necessary and urgent.

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I believe that art has a unique power
to generate awareness

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and also to immediately awaken emotions.

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Many times, art connects directly with human sensitivity

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and makes people get involved more intimately,

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that is, through aesthetics and visual narrative,

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we as artists can use our work to transform

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complex information into something tangible
and much closer for people

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By getting involved in this project and learning in detail

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what happens beneath the surface,

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I understood a much harsher reality

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and, through the reporting, discovered the
real magnitude

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of the atrocities that are committed in the ocean

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and seeing many of those

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images made my relationship with the sea

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go from an emotional and cultural connection

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to a more critical awareness.

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In that sense, I think I stopped seeing the sea
only as a symbol of origin.

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And now I think I see it more as a wounded and
vulnerable ecosystem

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that needs to be protected.