'Hope' is an audio-visual poem by writer Kathi Kamleitner inspired by snorkelling on the west coast of Scotland. Marine protected areas, special areas of conservation and national nature reserves in Argyll create pockets of coastline where the wild sea can be free. Free from dredging and unsustainable fishing. Free from the pollutants of fish farms and marinas. Free from interference and exploitation. We are only visitors in these places. From the shore, the sea can seem like a distant world - what goes on underneath the dark, glossy surface has nothing to do with us - or so we think. But when we put on a snorkel mask and immerse ourselves in the depths and the shallows, this alien world comes to life. We are no longer 'other' - we become a part of this eco-system and realise that we've been responsible for its freedom all along.

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