Thrown and constructed porcelain

Fragment stands alone and worn. Once part of a vibrant coral formation, it is bleached and eroded, waiting for the next storm to knock it to the sea bed.

This Fragment is part of a system of supply, demand, degradation and aggregation.

Increasing city populations and export markets demand more sugar. Sugar farming in Queensland expands. Excess fertilizer and turbid runoff affect the corals of the Great Barrier Reef. The coral dies, bleaches and erodes. The coral particles will accumulate and, in time, perhaps form a white sandy beach.

City. . . Country. . . Sea.

 

Tags: ceramics, environmental, farming, landscape