Ignored and trampled by some, care and interest paid by others "Chalk" seems to follow the same Course as the Great Barrier Reef. Those who wish to take part and notice what is happening to this marine ecology interact, remove a piece of sea shell chalk and help it on its way back to the ocean to help nullify the effects of ocean acidification. To others this catastrophic effect of climate change simply continues to pass them by.
"Chalk" is made up of three main parts. On the wall is a backlit map of Australia. Removed from this is a satalight perspective of the Great Barrier Reef, which is then mirrored and painted onto the floor. Across this are hundreds of sea shell chalk balls where participants are asked to remove them and transport them back to the ocean in brown recycled paper bags, on which details are printed, providing instructions and acting as a business card at the same time.
The final part us a collection of plaster cast corals housed in acidified sea water slowly dissolving over time, resulting in a sediment filled jar.
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