Transient Tales
With rolling waves and changing tides, with fast flowing waterfalls and wispy, fragrant trees, Inspiration is found in both open spaces and hidden corners. What’s hidden beneath Maui’s waters, can now be seen both with and without goggles.
This mural tells a tale, of stories in which can be experienced, both in our minds and out in the sea. Transient tales is about living beings expressing connection for survival, showing us that life thrives together from the interactions we have with each other.
The story of symbiosis.
This mural depicts the stories found beneath Maui’s waters. Under the ocean’s surface, there are both locals and travellers. Some migrate to these warm waters of Hawaii to nurse new life. Symbiosis describes how living beings interact with one another, whether it is mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic. This interpretive panel is a key for the outdoor mural, and it guides you on a journey to notice natural connections that often go unnoticed. They show how diverse, fragile, and significant each living thing is. They all need each other to maintain balance in their ecosystem. In this piece, 2 species of birds, 2 species of reptiles, 3 species of mammals, 28 species of fish, 11 species of invertebrates, and 2 species of algae can be found. Notice below the interactions between each species. This mural depicts a few symbiotic relationships, but there are many different relationships in nature that contribute to healthy ecosystems. Natural connections can be found everywhere, if one looks close enough.
From nature, from humans, from the ocean, from the forest, I felt a connection grow stronger.
See, there’s this connection between land and sea that’s intertwined in ways we have yet to uncover and discover.
Together, life thrives.
With rolling waves and changing tides,
With fast flowing waterfalls and wispy, fragrant trees,
Inspiration is found in both open spaces and hidden corners,
Here, it is seen in the depths of the sea.
Inspiration is found all over Maui.
Only few will protect the natural world, if we don’t first love and understand it.
So the first of September is a day I’ll cherish forever.
The day I brought a snippet of nature to curious eyes.
What’s hidden beneath Maui’s waters,
Can now be seen both with and without goggles.
Transient Tales Process Video
