Though this science-based project originated in one place with two people, it has now grown to cover many more places, and even more people! It takes many hands to make these reef components, and those hands need many hours to make all of the stitches required to produce these displays.
Next time we’ll cover the ecological and environmental aspects of these works! Satellite Reefs
Wow! How many people and hours have been put into this?
The link for this one says the following, but doesn’t say how long it took each person, or a total of hours. I’d like to know that, though!
“In addition to the “Core Collection” of reefs constructed by Christine and Margaret Wertheim, the Crochet Coral Reef project encompasses a community program in which the Wertheim’s work with citizens of various cities and countries to create local “Satellite Reefs”. As of early 2023, 50 Satellite Reefs have been made including in Chicago, New York, London, Melbourne, Ireland, Latvia, Finland, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates. More than 20,000 people (mostly women) have contributed to this ever-growing woolen archipelago. At the end of this page is a chronological list of all Satellite Reefs and their host institutions.”
That’s amazing. It’s so pretty!