Opposed to shark finning? How far are you prepared to go to protest? Alice Newstead, a UK-based artist, has hung herself up from shark fishing hooks in a London cosmetics store to highlight the use of shark products in food and cosmetics. Ms Newstead used to be a sales assistant at Lush, the Regent’s Street cosmetic shop where she was hanging up in the window, but left in June to work full time as an artist.
She apparently said “I am doing this because the demand for shark fin soup and other shark products is wiping out the shark population”.
So here is an artist who is both suffering for her art, and for sharks. You have to admire her courage, and dedication. Of course as an engineer, I have to say that it’s nice to see we’ve found a good use for artists at last!
The story is on the Telegraph’s website, which is where the above photo comes from.
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A good model to everyone and a challenge for the fisherman who kill sharks. This Ms. Newstead has her own point of view to sharks.