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“It was all a neon dream”
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I don’t know where to begin when writing about this aquarium. It’s dreamy, it’s photogenic, it was truly “made for the ‘gram”, its overall design is stunning, however, I did not expect to come out so heartbroken from it. I recognize my fault into contributing to the problem of animals in captivity. I visit Aquariums, I visit Zoos, and I’ve in my lifetime visited a few animal exhibits. It has always been a point of internal conflict for me, and I take responsibility from it, sometimes I don’t go, sometimes the desire to see these attractions wins and I go, and if anyone reading this feels the need to call me out for that, you would be right to do so. If all the tanks were emptied and all the zoos were closed, I wouldn’t be sad or mad, l would be thrilled, but then again I’ve found myself visiting yet another aquarium. I had this on my list mostly because of this exhibition in the photo, because, if you’ve been following me for a while, you know I LOVE color, neon, bright lights, and this room just looked so dreamy to me in everyone else’s photos. What I didn’t know before going is how small the habitat enclosures for all the animals are in this place. I should have known, since it’s located in a Mall, that it wouldn’t be big, but I truly didn’t expect it to be so small. The tanks are tiny. The penguin (or penguins? I only was able to see one) had such little space. The otters were basically in a box. I know this doesn’t excuse places that have bigger tanks or bigger spaces, believe me, none of them should be in boxes, but again, I am aware of my own hypocrisy and my own bias. So I guess the reason I’m writing this, if you’ve made it this far, is in case someone else reading this is sensitive towards animals they can know and be prepared before visiting this place, or make up their mind when deciding if they want to visit or not. And if that’s something that doesn’t bother you at all, at least I can let you know that I considered it to be very small for the ticket price. I left with my pretty neon pictures, my circle window picture, and a deep sense of contradiction. (Cont’d in comments)
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