"This September, The ReefLine will unveil its first installation by Leandro Erlich off Miami Beach, beginning a seven-mile underwater public sculpture park, snorkel trail, and hybrid reef. Conceived with OMA and Shohei Shigematsu, the project restores a section of the Florida Reef Tract while creating a site for public engagement with art and climate resilience. The first deployment, Concrete Coral by Leandro Erlich, features twenty-two full-scale cars submerged fifteen to twenty feet underwater at 4th Street."
"While Leandro Erlich's ReefLine installation will be sculptural, it will also support biodiversity and act as a breakwater to protect Miami's shoreline from erosion and rising seas. The Argentinian artist's units are fabricated by Madco3D at the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, while 2,200 corals are being cultivated at The ReefLine's Miami Native Coral Lab under marine biologist Colin Foord. Concrete Coral marks the first step in a multi-phase cultural corridor."
Concrete Coral will submerge twenty-two full-scale cars off Miami Beach at 4th Street, cast in marine-grade concrete from 3D-printed molds, and placed fifteen to twenty feet underwater to form an underwater sculpture and snorkelable reef. Live corals are being seeded onto the cars using Coral Lok, a patented attachment system, and 2,200 corals are being cultivated at the Miami Native Coral Lab under marine biologist Colin Foord. Fabrication occurs at Madco3D and the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center. The ReefLine aims to create a seven-mile public sculpture park and hybrid reef, plant one million corals, and protect shoreline from erosion.
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