Can art help save marine life? Socio-ecological artist designs new coral reefs using virtual reality #ArtTuesday

CNN has a story on Colleen Flanigan and her work combining art and activism. She also creates awesome works with unique mediums and processes.

Via CNN:

On the sea floor in Cozumel, Mexico, a steel sculpture has become a living coral reef.

Titled “Zoe,” it’s the brainchild of Colleen Flanigan, a socio-ecological artist whose work captures both the whimsical beauty of the ocean and the urgent need to protect it.
Based in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, California, she’s acutely aware of the threats facing the oceans — and their inhabitants.
“(Corals are) very like to be the first major ecosystem to go extinct,” Flanigan warns, due to “ocean acidification and climate change.”

Read more and watch the segment!

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