The ocean is responsible for 50 % of the world’s oxygen supply, and coral is a major contributor to that percentage. “Core Coralations” by Nicholas Mangan is a major film and sculpture commission for Melbourne Now, which examines the material evidence of climate change’s effects on this vast organism, The Great Barrier Reef and how this correlates with human activity in a warming world.

The artwork has been informed by the artist’s visit to the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s National Sea Simulator (SeaSim), in Townsville, a world-class marine research aquarium facility that allows scientists to research the impact of predicted environmental changes on corals.

Celebrating new and ambitious local art and design, Melbourne Now crosses a range of contemporary disciplines.

From March 24th to August 20th.