It also fills the literature gap on risk perceptions of ecotourists’ during the COVID-19 pandemic.Īcknowledging that both ICT and mass media had played an influential role after the Great East Japan Earthquake, this study explores if they can also contribute to longer term post-disaster recovery. This study has the potential of contributing to the management of ecotourism destinations in times of crisis. It is concluded that risk perception affects tourists’ decision-making, whereby health and safety information preference is the strongest predictor, and media’s influence has a very significant connection. The data was collected from 406 respondents and analysed using structural equation modelling. This study aims to examine their risk perception and how it affects the behaviour of ecotourists in Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia. One of the major concerns for ecotourists in destination decision-making is travel risk that could affect their safety. One that is severely affected is ecotourism in National Parks, that involves visiting fragile, pristine and undisturbed natural areas. Now recycled into contemporary paintings, these cards maintain their antique charm and are presented as artifacts straddling a balance between old and new.The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a global turmoil which restricted movement and consequently, diminishing domestic and international travel. The feelings and conversations happening at the beginning of the pandemic were reminiscent of this era: food and essential supplies were scarce, an economic depression loomed, and our fast-paced modern lifestyles came to a halt, renewing modes of the past. Flipping through hundreds of these faces, I realized their connection to the current events: mass numbers of people with no names, recalling a time period where a global pandemic was something that might be expected in one’s lifetime. They began as a pandemic-induced experiment, when my connection to the work I was making was severed and I was toying with ideas that were small enough to work on in quarantine.
Quake media series#
The image is straightforward, yet within the paint there are many colors, textures, and expressions of the hand mingling, representing the subtle complexities of one’s inner world that can be experienced with more careful attention.Īlongside my ongoing body of work, this exhibit unveils a new series of small paintings on 19th century cabinet cards. The painting expresses something that is both simple and complex.
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The faces dissolve into abstraction - soft but bristly glows of spray paint, sharp pastel marks, oil applied in various ways. The abstract marks are of the opposite sentiment - a lot of paint throwing and spontaneity, using several paint mediums, tools, and gestures. When rendering the face I work tightly from my reference, which requires patience and careful observation.
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The image is a base for me to visually and conceptually illustrate dualities, harmonizing realism and abstraction, combining characteristics of paint and mark making. Primarily working from images of women that I find, I think of my work as simultaneously portraiture and self-portraiture, projecting myself onto another.
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"I’m drawn to the face because of its inherent psychological weight. Danielle Coenen is a fine artist, oil painter and art instructor based in Boston, MA.