Crochet Coral Reef

Christine Wertheim, Margaret Wertheim

Los Angeles

:

The Institute for Figuring

,

2015

.
First Edition.

27cm x 21.5cm. 206 pages, colour illustrations. Pictorial french fold wrappers, white lettering.

A Project by Australian-born sisters and their Los Angeles based Institute for Figuring. “Our Crochet Coral Reef project is perhaps the largest participatory art and science endeavor in the world, with nearly 8000 active contributors in a dozen countries.” (from page 202) The resulting installations of brightly coloured crocheted corals and other sea creatures drawing attention to climate change and the death of living reefs, in particular Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, have been exhibited around the world, including at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington.

Very minor bumping to corners. Very minor creasing to spine. Previous owner’s name. Very Good Condition.