Oye Cómo Va Mi Ritmo (Listen to how my rhythm goes): Coral in Crises Series a collaborative watercolor with Mary Kay Neumann
- watercolor on paper
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22 x 30 in
(55.88 x 76.2 cm)
- $3,900
- Helen R Klebesadel
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Available
This watercolor is a part of the collaborative environmental project by Helen Klebesadel and Mary Kay Neumann entitled: The Flowers Are Burning: An Art and Climate Justice Project. It can be seen here: https://www.theflowersareburning.com
“Oye Cómo Va Mi Ritmo (Listen to how my rhythm goes): Coral in Crises Series”
Collaborative Watercolor by Mary Kay Neumann and Helen Klebesadel 22x30
“A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies. There's a lot of music under the sea. A healthy section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef is full of it—damselfish hooting, clownfish chirping, shrimp clicking their claws. There's this whole sort of orchestra of animals making noise. But when reefs get damaged, animals die and the orchestra stops playing. That silence makes it harder for young fish that have grown up in the open ocean to find a way back to their adult homes, further degrading the already-suffering reefs. A reef without fish is really a reef that's in trouble.
“Sound is part of how fish find their way back to the reef. Fish play vital roles in reef ecosystems, collaborating with other species like anemones in their role as “cleaners” of damaged reef. Some reef fish eat the algae that grows on deed reef, allowing new polyps to help it regenerate. But when reefs fall silent, juvenile fish don’t make their homes there, preventing the reefs from making a least a comeback.
“People shouldn’t despair, but continue to work towards reducing carbon emissions as the long-term solution for helping the reefs”.
– Tim Gordon, PhD, Candidate University of Exeter
- Subject Matter: nature, surreal
- Inventory Number: C1-107
- Collections: The Flowers Are Burning collaborative exhibition with Mary Kay Neumann