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A large-scale (10-feet wide and nearly 15-feet high) ceramic coral reef art installation will be on display from April 15 to June 15, 2011 in the lobby of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, US Department of Commerce, 14th Street NW at Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC.
The work of art brings to the surface, and to the capital, a submarine scene more commonly viewed through a diving mask. Each piece in the installation is handcrafted ceramic. Various species of coral and other marine life—in varying states of vitality or degradation—populate the scene and tell a story of impacts to reefs from human-caused threats. In the photo: Dr. Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator, with the artist during the opening reception of the installation. Photo credit: NOAA, Derek Parks
Read more and check out NOAA's Coral Reef Resources
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