Marco Barotti's Underwater Installation Uses Sound to Restore Coral Reef Ecosystems
Artist Marco Barotti has created 'Coral Sonic Resilience,' an underwater installation designed to address coral reef degradation. The work features ceramic and calcium carbonate sculptures that serve as habitats for fish while incorporating speakers that play recordings of healthy reef soundscapes. Powered by a floating solar station, the project draws from 2019 Nature journal research showing acoustic enrichment can help fish communities develop on damaged reefs. The installation functions as a symbiotic mediation between human intervention and marine ecosystems.
Key facts
- Artist Marco Barotti created underwater sculptures from ceramic and calcium carbonate
- Installation plays healthy coral reef sounds to attract fish to degraded areas
- Powered entirely by custom floating solar power station
- Based on 2019 Nature research about acoustic enrichment for reef restoration
- Sculptures designed to become habitats for native fish species
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- Marco Barotti