Description
Breanna Vos, Archived, 2025 2025, drypoint etching on steel with aquatint and relief roll on archival paper. Image courtesy the artist.
Artist’s Statement:
Archived, 2025 uses drypoint, aquatint and an off-white relief roll on steel plate to echo the effects of coral bleaching and ocean acidification. Based on my own photos of Moore Reef, this work captures the reef as it was in that moment – a living memory held against the backdrop of imminent coral decline. It reflects on coral as consequential ephemera, fleeting and fragile. The striking, beautiful image mimics tourism campaigns, prompting reflection on how we glorify nature while its reality quietly disappears.
