Requiem for a Reef is a work of advocacy for the endangered Great Barrier Reef with a glass installation by artist Ngaio Fitzpatrick and music by composer Alexander Hunter.
The installation exploits the beauty and fragility of glass to draw attention to the existential threat of accelerating climate change and the need for urgent action to preserve the beauty and biodiversity still remaining for future generations.The coral is made from colourless recycled industrial glass and is accompanied by a haunting composition using a mix of glass objects and conventional musical instruments.
The UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) recently advised that there is still time to save coral reefs around the world if we act as a global collective and act now.
The video includes footage of live performances at Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Canberra Glassworks.
The musicians in the video are Lynden Bassett, Chloe Hobbs, James Langer, Elsie Percival and Chayler Ueckert-Smith.