The Art of Travel
"We’re right on the edge of the Pacific ocean,” a voice from above tells us, “at 886 Cannery Row , in the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. ” An egg-yolk jellyfish moves around ghost-like - its bright yellow body luminescent against the blue light of the tank . There is an absorbing peacefulness as we watch it bob in the seawater, t he darkness around us focuses our eye Really though, we are at the edge of the Gallery of Modern Art One, in a grey and blustery Edinburgh , looking at Pulmo Marina - a video installation by Aurélien Froment. We are just pretending to be in the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, in a sunny California on the other side of the world . But art - lik e reading, like cooking - has the ability to transport us, to take us somewhere more exotic and more exciting, without leaving the room. In a gl...
