CORAL CANARIES

"Coral Canaries" explores the vulnerability of coral formations to the impacts of human-induced climate change. Much like canaries once served as early warming signals of toxic gases in coal mines. the work seeks to draw parallels between the canary and the coral,  as the reef now serves as a vital indictor to changes in the earths temperature and the increase in gas emissions, leading to devastating coral bleaching events. The ceramic medium symbolizes not only the delicate balance within coral ecosystems but also the boarder vulnerability of our global environment and the interconnectedness of human existence within it. The works invite the viewer to consider the changes to the earths coral formations as the canary warning to the fragility of the global environment.

​​Image: Coral Canaries' Installation, IOATA24|Codes of Peel, Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah Photos: Veronika Sajova