Reef Revolution

Coral Garden 2024

Marine ply and acrylic paint
150 x 600 x 600 cm

About the Work

Coral Garden is a playful sculptural reimagining of a beautiful coral reef. Reef Revolution (Jo Stacey and Adam Smith) create an accessible reef we can step into on the beach; like a reef we can snorkel, Coral Garden is brimming with colour, spectacular with vibrant life. At night, it transforms to a mysterious darkened world traced with bioluminescence.

Coral Garden embraces environmental themes that link to the Great Barrier Reef, and is designed to create conversation about the reef, to inspire curiosity and delight, and to increase knowledge.

About the Artist

Jo Stacey is an artist and sustainability officer based in Townsville. Her artworks express her love of community and sense of place, embracing sustainable living, concerns about the environment. Jo’s art practice encompasses printmaking, book binding, drawing and experimenting with different methods and mediums and cross-disciplinary collaboration to convey her visual story.

Adam Smith is a Townsville-based marine biologist, who expresses his love of the reef and marine environment with extensive works engaging with citizen science education. He aims to connect people to the wonder and beauty of the natural environment through learning and experiencing the outdoors. Adam’s mantra is “People will only truly care for the environment by being part of and experiencing nature.”