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"Moonlight Manatee" (DETAIL)
"Moonlight Manatee" (DETAIL)
Oak wood, sculpey Manatee, metal painted leaves, seaweed, Lithographs circa 1800 England, glow in dark paint on Moon, wind up music box melody: "Claire de Lune".
35" wide, 10.5" high, 7" deep (88.9cm x 26.67cm x 17.78cm)

“Moonlight Manatee” This "floating tableau" powerfully conveys the struggle for survival in the face of extinction. A persistent green manatee leaps through a series of hoops—a vivid metaphor for the hurdles it must overcome in a dwindling ecosystem. An interactive vintage wind-up music box mechanism is integrated into the artwork, inviting viewers to engage directly with its nostalgic charm. This interactivity not only deepens the connection between the audience and the narrative but also underscores the fragile, yet enduring, link between the echoes of a lost natural world and the present fight for life.

PROVENANCE:
"Lion King" Executive Office, Playa Vista Post Facility, California

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