Sentences with phrase «lost cockle»

A central figure is the ancient Goddess Mazu, protector of seafarers — a powerful deity in the legends of Fujian, the native home of the lost cockle pickers.

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PLAYTIME thus follows on from Julien's acclaimed nine screen installation Ten Thousand Waves (2010)- currently on show at MoMA, New York - which offers a response to the Morecambe Bay tragedy of 2004, where twenty - three Chinese cockle pickers were lost at sea, and Western Union: small boats (2007), which explores the perilous voyages of those attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Africa to gain entry into «fortress Europe» a story that has tragically dominated the news headlines once again in recent months.
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