A few months back 1xRun teamed up with PangeaSeed in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. PangeaSeed is a non profit Ocean awareness organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
With a mission known as “artivism”, PangeaSeed focuses on dealing with global oceanic issues with the support of the worlds elite, contemporary artists.
For the past several years, PangeaSeed members and supporting artists have been creating ocean inspired artwork on several levels: both fine art and street art. The mission is to bring the oceans to life through collaborative mural projects on a global level.
Through volunteer activism, research and the various mediums of art, music film and photography, PangeaSeed aims to create a sea change within the global community and develop an understanding of the need to preserve and protect the world’s oceans.
For this pioneering project, we collaborated with a select group of internationally acclaimed artists to produce a oceanic themed print series. We were pleased to produce prints and murals from:
Curiot, Saner, Nosego, Shark Toof, Tristan Eaton, Celeste Byers, Meggs, Cinzah Merkens, Tatiana Suárez, Hannah Stouffer, Smithe, Aaron Glasson, Yoh Nagao, Vexta and Pelucas.
“We will offer these artists the opportunity to swim with and study whale sharks and oceanic manta rays and experience these majestic giants in their natural environment. Both of these iconic ocean animals are listed as species threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. Despite the protection efforts of several countries, these animals are considered highly lucrative for the Asian shark fin trade and the growing mega aquarium trade both adding pressures on their already vulnerable populations.
Curiot
In turn, inspired by their personal animal encounters, the artists created a series of 14 largescale,
ocean-themed murals on Isla Mujeres to help educate and raise greatly needed awareness within the local and tourist communities for the plight of these animals and oceans.
Nosego
Aaron Glasson & Yoh Nagao
Sharktoof
Hannah Stoufer
Meggs
Vexta & Tatiana Suarez
PangeaSeed Founder: Tre Packard
Saner
Celeste Byers
Tristan Eaton
Cinzah Merkins
Pelucas & Smithe
1xRUN, Residencia Gorila, World Art Destinations and Juxtapoz Latin America are pleased share with you the results of Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans – Mexico Expedition. The week-long mural festival took place July 20-28, 2014 on the island of Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
-1xRUN
For more information on how you can help save our seas – or inquires to host a Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans festival in your city / town, please visit: pangeaseed.org/
Photos by Mike Popso & Tre Packard