Title: Precious coral
Year: 2022
Size: 300mm diameter
Media: Oil on canvas
Description:
Since the Neolithic era, red coral has been harvested in droves, its skeleton – which, unlike other corals, is brilliant red throughout rather than sporting only a thin layer of reddish algae – has been polished and fashioned into jewelry. Ancient Romans hung branches around their children’s necks to prevent them from danger.
