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A three-dimensional plant sculpture of a 23-year-old "dugong" was one of the attractions at a recent international mosaiculture event in Japan. The Department of Foreign Affairs said that "Serena the Dugong" was the Philippine entry to the “Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009" last Tuesday.
PLANT SCULPTURES. Mosaiculture is a horticultural form of expression which allows the creation of spectacular works of art to be made using living plants. In Mosaiculture, plants are not only selected for their colors or textures but to create designs, motifs, sculptures and reliefs. Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture
"Around 400 people watched the Philippine Day show, while some 25,000 visitors who went to the exposition on October 18 had the opportunity to see the “Serena, the Dugong" mosaiculture exhibit," the DFA said on its website (www.dfa.gov.ph). "Serena, now a symbol of Philippine-Japan friendship, just celebrated her 23rd birthday," it added. A dugong is a sea mammal that lives in tropical seas but is now an endangered species. In earlier times, it was mistaken to be a mermaid by sailors who caught a glimpse of its silhouette from a distance. Baby Serena was found near Palawan after a big typhoon in 1986, in danger of dying from hunger. Then President Corazon Aquino offered Serena to Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture, Japan to take care of her. "It was President Aquino who named the baby dugong 'Serena,' and she was flown to Toba by special plane," the DFA said. Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture is an international horticultural exposition and competition featuring mosaiculture. Mosaiculture are two- or three-dimensional artwork created from living flowers and plants. Philippine participation in the Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009 included a one-hour Philippine Day show at the exposition’s Mosai Stage last Sunday. The show began with a welcome greeting by Philippine Ambassador to Japan Domingo Siazon, Jr. who noted that several thousand Filipinos reside in Hamamatsu City. The show featured an appearance of the Serena mascot from Toba Aquarium, a medley of Philippine songs by the members of the Hamamatsu Filipino Community’s “Nagkaisa Group," and a Philippine folk dance number by the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Philippine Dance Troupe. Members of the dance troupe are mainly students studying the Filipino language at the University. One of the highlights of the show was the rendition of two songs with lyrics written by Siazon's wife Kay. The songs, entitled “Mosaiculture Polka" and “Serena is a Mermaid," were sung in a lively and charming manner by Noa Mizuki, a popular Japanese singer. - GMANews.TV
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