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Tokyo, Japan (September 2011) - In the spirit of ocean conservation the Japan-based non-profit organization, PangeaSeed, in collaboration with Spoke Art, is pleased to announce our inaugural transcontinental art exhibition, Sink or Swim, featuring original works from 30 internationally renowned artists such as Dave KinseyJosh KeyesDan MayJim PhillipsJeff Soto and many more. This gathering of widely acclaimed artists from around the globe will address one the biggest threats facing the health of world's oceans today - the rapid and mass depletion of sharks.

 

The series of events will showcase the issues surrounding shark finning in Asia and other parts of the world, where the majority of these sharks are killed only for their fins to satisfy an unsustainable appetite for shark fin soup. In the cruel practice known as "finning," the shark is hooked and brought aboard the boat where its fins are then cut off and the still alive but limbless animal is tossed back into the sea to drown. 

 

With each minute that passes close to 200 sharks are killed, adding up to an astonishing 80 million deaths each year.  Scientists estimate global fish stocks will be in full collapse by 2048 if current consumption and destructive fishing practices continue. But what's even more shocking is that the majority of the ocean's shark species could be extinct within the next 10-20 years.

 

PangeaSeed, with its inclusive approach to spreading its message by engaging audiences through the mediums of art, photography, film, music and discussion, will embark on a series of events both in Japan and abroad.

 

 


 Sink or Swim: SAN FRANCISCO

 

 Sink or Swim ~ San Francisco Flyer Front 

 

Sink or Swim is not only a reference to the cruel practice of finning but also a reference to our relationship with the oceans as a whole.

As human activity is causing sea levels to rise and coral reefs to die, we see fish stocks rapidly disappearing.

The global population must change course if we want future generations to experience the sea as we have.

We are living at a crucial time in terms of sustaining the oceans. We may sink and fail, or we may find a way to succeed and swim.   

 

PangeaSeed Logo       Spoke Art Logo

 

In short, Sink or Swim is an SOS to the world that these issues facing the oceans need attention now more than ever.

Following the success of Sink or Swim in Tokyo this past July, San Francisco is next in line to host this unique exhibition. Sink or Swim pays homage to the shark, this most important and beautiful of creatures, while critiquing their demise and offering hope for their future.

 

Skount - Shark Heart Ingri Haraldsen - The Explorers

 

Sink or Swim will run in San Francisco from 23 ~ 25 September 2011. In support of proposed bill (AB376) to ban shark fin in California State, Sink or Swim offers the community new perspectives on this widely misunderstood and demonized animal. Also, in addition to raising funds to keep sharks afloat both in Japan and around the world PangeaSeed will donate a percentage of the proceeds from Sink or Swim to organizations aiding animals affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. 

 

Reese Cooper - The Last Great Warrior 

PangeaSeed presents Sink or Swim ~ San Francisco

Date: 23rd - 25th September, 2011

Reception Party: 23 September 2011

Location: San Francisco, California USA

Venue: Spoke Art Gallery

Times: Fri 6PM - 10PM, Sat and Sun 12PM - 7PM

Joshua Charles Hart - I Love YouJosh Keyes - Scorch I

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Tre' L. Packard

PangeaSeed Managing Director

Email: info(@)pangeaseed.com

Web: PangeaSeed.com

Tel: +81 (0)50-7500-6775

Spoke Art Gallery

816 Sutter St.

San Francisco, CA

94109

Web: Spoke-Art.com 

 

 

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Sink or Swim: TOKYO 

  

PangeaSeed hosted its third annual not-for-profit art exhibition entitled Sink or Swim, which took place in Tokyo, July 16 - 22, 2011. 

 

Enjoy the first look into Sink or Swim Tokyo.  Sink or Swim artwork is now available for purchase on a first come - first serve basis.

For more information, contact us at info(@)pangeaseed.com

 

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PangeaSeed Presents: SINK OR SWIM, TOKYO

PangeaSeed Presents: SINK OR SWIM, TOKYO

 
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The new PangeaSeed "Love Sharks" patch just dropped at Ecojoia.com

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About ecoJoia

EcoJoia [ē-kō-jȯi-y�] 

Eco - ecological, environmental, an interest in the Earth's natural environment.

Joia - Portuguese for "jewel".

 

Our friends at EcoJoia support the merchandise needs of environmental and humanitarian non-profit organizations, with the goal of increasing their fund raising capabilities and simultaneously spreading cause awareness.

They believe in selling products made from environmentally conscious materials such as certified organic cotton and earth-friendly dyes and screen printing, wherever possible.

 

 

ABOUT PangeaSeed:  PangeaSeed (pangeaseed.com) is a Tokyo-based grassroots effort to educate and raise awareness of the plight of sharks around the world. Through volunteer activism and the media of art, music and photography, PangeaSeed aims to create an open dialogue with the global community to develop an understanding of the need to preserve and protect sharks and their habitat.  We rely on the generosity of our supporters.  

 

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