CORAL BLEACHING, REFLECTING A LOST PAST
Using white marble Jesmonite reminiscent of mausoleums, five tiny pieces of bleached coral are multiply cast to create simulated coral plates. They are placed in a cube of pink mirrored acrylic such that when the viewer looks into the cube they are immersed in infinite pink reflections, like an endless coral reef revealing the corals lost and colourful past.
It creates a representation of a coral reef not a natural replication. Art cannot surpass the beauty of the natural world, but it can reinterpret it to make the viewer reflect. By creating an artificial construction of the coral’s natural beauty, the viewer is invited to consider the impact of human construction on the ecological environment. This meta-communication through the work, is that human construction creates problems in nature causing its destruction. The work can be seen as a play on nature but also a play on the construction of the human-built environment and its adverse effects.
In 2024, global warming has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is the most extensive on record affecting 54% of ocean waters.
Above, video of immersive installation and photo of sculpture in cube.
Below left, picture of mirrored infintiy cube, Below right infinite reflections.
CORAL BLEACHING, REFLECTING A LOST PAST
Using white marble Jesmonite reminiscent of mausoleums, five tiny pieces of bleached coral are multiply cast to create simulated coral plates. They are placed in a cube of pink mirrored acrylic such that when the viewer looks into the cube they are immersed in infinite pink reflections, like an endless coral reef revealing the corals lost and colourful past.
It creates a representation of a coral reef not a natural replication. Art cannot surpass the beauty of the natural world, but it can reinterpret it to make the viewer reflect. By creating an artificial construction of the coral’s natural beauty, the viewer is invited to consider the impact of human construction on the ecological environment. This meta-communication through the work, is that human construction creates problems in nature causing its destruction. The work can be seen as a play on nature but also a play on the construction of the human-built environment and its adverse effects.
In 2024, global warming has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is the most extensive on record affecting 54% of ocean waters.
Above,video of immersive installation.
Below, photo of sculpture in cube.
Below, picture of mirrored infinity cube,
Bleached coral sculpture infinitely reflected in mirror cube.
CORAL BLEACHING, REFLECTING A LOST PAST
Using white marble Jesmonite reminiscent of mausoleums, five tiny pieces of bleached coral are multiply cast to create simulated coral plates. They are placed in a cube of pink mirrored acrylic such that when the viewer looks into the cube they are immersed in infinite pink reflections, like an endless coral reef revealing the corals lost and colourful past.
It creates a representation of a coral reef not a natural replication. Art cannot surpass the beauty of the natural world, but it can reinterpret it to make the viewer reflect. By creating an artificial construction of the coral’s natural beauty, the viewer is invited to consider the impact of human construction on the ecological environment. This meta-communication through the work, is that human construction creates problems in nature causing its destruction. The work can be seen as a play on nature but also a play on the construction of the human-built environment and its adverse effects.
In 2024, global warming has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is the most extensive on record affecting 54% of ocean waters.
Video of looking into the mirror cube to view immersive installation, above
Sculpture of bleached coral in mirror cube, below.
Below, empty mirror cube with infinite reflections.
Below, infinite reflections of bleached coral sculpture.