Chasing Coral

Pupils learned about the damage to coral reefs from the documentary Chasing Coral they watched in class. They discussed the various solutions people are now coming up with to prevent this vital ecosystem from becoming further damaged and responded by creating ceramic installations.

In addition to having a permanent piece of art in the home to remind them of the issue we hope their art will serve as a talking point so that they can raise awareness by talking to their friends and family.

Artists we looked at for this project were, Vanessa Barragao, Courtney Mattison, Vanessa Hogges. We also looked at the Earthshot prize winners this year who have created a system, 'Clean our Oceans', an organisation which aims to restore depleting coral reefs through land-based farming and replanting.

“It was important that we covered this as I didn’t know this was happening and its not talked about very much. Now we have looked at this I can talk about it.” Trisha 7JS