Industrial Designer
Reef's rehabilitation
sea safety class assignment
Shenkar College
Year
2021
01
Tim Gordon
״The accelerated development of artificial products is taking a heavy
toll on the environment״
Territory
Endangered coral reefs
Ezri Tarazi
״A healthy reef is full of popping,
crackling, whooping and grunting״
Searching for a project starting point ideas, I came across
an essay about Tim Gordon's research, claiming that he
found a new way to recover the rapid destruction of all
coral reefs on our plant using audio. He found that a healthy
coral reef produces a variety of sounds, such as popping,
crackling, whooping and grunting. Placing a speaker near a
partially destroyed coral reef, imitating a healthy coral reef
sounds "tricked" the fish into thinking that the coral is healthy
and can provide them a habitat.
Ezeri Tarezi is the head of xCoral project. xCoral is a research project aimed at restoring coral reefs that have been damaged due to rising sea temperatures, acidification
and other effects of climate change and human activity. The ceramic forms, which were created using a 3-D printer, provide complex and varied inner spaces that attract fish and restore a favorable ecosystem for coral growth.
Designer and lecturer at Technion’s
faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
Marine biologist at the University
of Exeter in England
Global Warming -
Air Pollution reducing
Fishing limited
to defined areas
Light attracts fish
at night time
The living coral reef produces sounds
which attracts fish.
The clams releases air bubbles in the water
Tracing healthy reef movment in order to attract
different fish back to the reef- lighting, bubbles, sound
Opportunities range
Fishing limited to defined areas
Global Warming - Air Pollution reduction
Activated
Scenario
03
The living coral reef is colourful
and produces sounds which
attracts fish.
Special sea algae, that lives inside the coral's tissues, uses the sunlight to produce sugar which gives the corals their colors.
The temperature rises and stays warm for a long period of time.
The rising temperature rapids the algae growth and therefore blocks the sunlight -causing the coral to bleach more and more
The fish starts leaving the coral since it looks less and less attractive making the reef become silent
The diversity and quantity of fish are being diminished over time.
Activating the sea speaker, which mimics the sound of a living coral accompanied by lights, attracts the fish.
In night time, the fish travel in order to find their new habitat.
The fish are drawn to the coral reef and with time the fish brings the coral back to life.
Mind Map
02
Quick Flow
Sketch
04
Mind to Paper
In my project I wanted to create a speaker
that could be assimilated in the ocean view and also be self-powered. The speaker
is attached to a float that converts the ocean currents to electric power which activates the speaker. The design as well
as the float aimed to minimize human presence under water. REVIVE was created in no small amount due to my strong attraction and commitment to promoting green agendas and preserving our remarkable plant.
One major problem we face today regarding the ocean and his inhabitant,
is the destruction of more than 80% of coral reefs around the world and therefore the rapid extinction of many fish species habitat. The recolonization of the reef is by the fish, which plays in its turn a vital role in reviving the coral reef as they are a main part of keeping the corals alive.
REVIVE is a unique project created as
part of "Sea Safety" class assignment.
I thought about "Sea Safety"' from different perspectives. "Sea Safety" not for the immediate benefit of humans but rather for the immediate benefit of the sea inhabitants – keeping in mind that the "Sea Safety" of the sea inhabitants provides a major contribution to the
world ecological wellbeing as a whole.
