Oceanário de Lisboa presents “Forests Underwater by Takashi Amano"

Oceanário de Lisboa will open, in April of this year, the new temporary exhibition, "Forests Underwater by Takashi Amano".

The exhibition launches the amazing world of tropical forests and their aquatic sistems through an outstanding nature aquarium, that will immerse visitors in the magnificience of these ecosystems as they are part of their balance and envolving them on their conservation.

Tropical forests are among the richest and most diverse habitats on Earth. Despite covering less than six per cent of planet's land surface, more than half of all the biodiversity live in these areas of pristine forests, some still untouched and intangible for most people.

The Oceanário create with the exhibition "Forests Underwater", an unique experience of full integration with nature in an original and powerful way, where art, beauty and nature combine in perfection.

The centerpiece of this exhibition born from an invitation to Takashi Amano, the most famous aquascaper, to create the largest nature aquarium in the world, with 40 meters long and 160,000 liters of fresh water. The artistic and conceptual vision of this Japanese master aquascaper is an interpretation of the tropicals forests that reveals the great power of their balance.

Takashi Amano introduced the Japanese gardening techniques and the wabi sabi aesthetic, to design a new wave of planted aquariums, known as "nature aquariums." The result is an experience of contemplation, relaxation, stillness and simplicity, motivating visitors to find the beauty of imperfection and the nature shaped by time, as if one hundred years have passed.

After the success of the first temporary exhibition, "Sea Turtles. The Journey", which received more than 2,000,000 visitors, the Oceanário de Lisboa presents now a new exhibition, where a sensorial and emotional world will transport the visitors back to the origins of life.

A new reason to (re)visit the Oceanário de Lisboa!


ABOUT TAKASHI AMANO

Takashi Amano is a nature photographer who travels to forests all over the world, capturing the harmony of untouched landscapes. He has become an international expert in freshwater aquariums through his planted aquarium creations, known as "nature aquariums". His exceptional art recreates nature, mixing Japanese gardening techniques with the concept of wabi sabi, which honours the interplay between beauty, simplicity and imperfection. Takashi Amano believes that paying careful attention to nature can help us better understand the world, and learn to preserve it.