Typically on the island going out into the lagoon by boat was a huge tourist attraction. We made friends with a few of these companies that would normally take tourists out. Since there were no tourists on the island and they had nothing to do, they loved inviting us out for fun joyrides and explorations. One morning we were out on the boat and a pod of dolphins approached us. We hopped in the water and our newfound curious friends started swimming all around us, checking us out. For about half an hour these beautiful creatures hung out with us and put on a show. Even our friends that took us out explained that this was incredibly lucky as the dolphins don’t usually hang around for so long. Their theory was that because the waters had been so quiet, the dolphins were more open to inviting us into their pod.
Edition: 1/1
A Collection by Chelsea Mealo and Brayden Hall
1000 Miles Out is a collection of 37 1/1 images based on the shared experience of getting stuck abroad on the tiny island of Mauritius for 6 months by these two artists. A job had brought them to Mauritius early March 2020. Despite expressing concern about traveling in light of developing travel restrictions, the client urged them to go. It took three days to travel around the world from New York to the middle of the Indian Ocean. The day after arriving, they were informed that the island would be closing its airport, the only way on and off the island, for 10 days. Periodically, this 10 days turned to a month, two months and so on resulting in an unexpected six-month stay. Initially, the island was incredibly strict with a police-enforced lockdown. Trapped abroad tested the two both financially and mentally. However, the life-changing experience had a bittersweet ending as the two developed deep friendships and love for the island.
#25: Aquatic Friends
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#25: Aquatic Friends
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Typically on the island going out into the lagoon by boat was a huge tourist attraction. We made friends with a few of these companies that would normally take tourists out. Since there were no tourists on the island and they had nothing to do, they loved inviting us out for fun joyrides and explorations. One morning we were out on the boat and a pod of dolphins approached us. We hopped in the water and our newfound curious friends started swimming all around us, checking us out. For about half an hour these beautiful creatures hung out with us and put on a show. Even our friends that took us out explained that this was incredibly lucky as the dolphins don’t usually hang around for so long. Their theory was that because the waters had been so quiet, the dolphins were more open to inviting us into their pod.
Edition: 1/1
A Collection by Chelsea Mealo and Brayden Hall
1000 Miles Out is a collection of 37 1/1 images based on the shared experience of getting stuck abroad on the tiny island of Mauritius for 6 months by these two artists. A job had brought them to Mauritius early March 2020. Despite expressing concern about traveling in light of developing travel restrictions, the client urged them to go. It took three days to travel around the world from New York to the middle of the Indian Ocean. The day after arriving, they were informed that the island would be closing its airport, the only way on and off the island, for 10 days. Periodically, this 10 days turned to a month, two months and so on resulting in an unexpected six-month stay. Initially, the island was incredibly strict with a police-enforced lockdown. Trapped abroad tested the two both financially and mentally. However, the life-changing experience had a bittersweet ending as the two developed deep friendships and love for the island.