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Noah's Ark Exhibit Shows Importance of Working Together

An ambitious $5 million exhibit in Los Angeles uses the story of Noah's Ark to teach the importance of working together.The exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center is lighthearted and whimsical.Visitors see shapes that suggest the animals saved by Noah from the flood, but on closer examination, the creatures are seen to be composites of discarded items.A leather glove,two parts of a violin case,a violin neck and part of a vehicle tire are assembled to resemble a crocodile. A rounded metal skeleton suggests an elephant, its hooves consisting of bronze rain-drums from Thailand.Designer and puppeteer Chris Green created some of the animals, including movable puppets, which greet the visitors."When they first come in, they are in this room, saturated with images of animals,"he said."And then they hear sounds."Such recycled items as bicycle parts,bottle caps and rear-view mirrors from automobiles all contribute to the illusion of 186 animal species assembled to take refuge in a giant wooden ark.The Skirball Cultural Center is devoted to exploring links between Jewish culture and American democratic traditions.This exhibit has a special message for Los Angeles, says the center's Robert Kirschner."We wanted something that could bring people together in a community that is so often so centrifugal and has people rushing off in every direction, or confined to their automobiles," he noted."And Noah's Ark kind of brought that all together, because it's a story that's based in the Jewish heritage, but a story with a universal message."
Source:VOA News(by Mike O'Sullivan)
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