What we see when we see the sea
The violence humans enact on one another cannot be separated from our assumption of dominion over nature
12 April 2021 - 19:46
The past month has seen an unprecedented rise in global expertise when it comes to maritime and oceanographic matters. Previously, when average Joes and Janes thought of shipping routes, we vaguely remembered maps and phrases such as “rounding the Cape” from high school textbooks. Sustainable fishing was about green symbols on menus and food labels...
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