Mar 5, 2024

Networks Of Crafters Around The World Are Creating Crocheted Coral Reefs To Advocate For Climate Action

Started by sisters Christine and Margaret Wertheim in response to the effects of climate change, these crochete coral reefs are a work of grief and action, now supported by more than 25,000 crocheters worldwide. The initial project, called The Core Project, has traveled to the globe's most esteemed museums and galleries.

“These crochet reefs are time-laden rejoinders to a culture of doom, quietly asserting … a message of hope. What can we humans do when we work together, not ignoring ecological problems?” share the artists.

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