Muscat, November 2 (ONA) - Under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Dhi Yazan bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, the exhibition “The Sea Coast ... Society and Protection” by artist Joana Mollet was inaugurated Monday morning at Bait Al Baranda in Mutrah.

His Highness toured the corners of the exhibition, whose paintings celebrate the beauty of the Omani coast and sheds light on the phenomenon of beach pollution and listened to a detailed explanation of the artworks project in the exhibition, which aims to draw attention to the issue of waste plaguing the beaches, believing in the positive impact of art and culture on reshaping ideas and behaviours, as they are the bridge linking civilizations.

In addition to the paintings by Joana Mollet, the exhibition included two complex works created in cooperation with a group of girls from a public school. They carried a message from Omani youth that each of us has a role and responsibilities in preserving and protecting the environment. The waste discarded on the beaches was used to make the first work in order to demonstrate the damage to wildlife caused by the plastic that we discard, while the second represents hope for the future, which will restore our beaches to what they were before, clean and rich.

The opening of the exhibition was attended by His Highness Sayyid Tariq bin Shabib Al Said, Honorary President of the Omani Environment Society, His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Shabib Al Said, His Excellency Sayyid Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Culture, and Ahmed Al Busaidi, Director General of Arts at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth.

It is worth noting that the exhibition is also available on the virtual environment on the Internet according to the latest techniques for displaying artwork, taking into account the exceptional circumstances resulting from the Covid 19 pandemic.

(ONA)