Title: The Silent Evolution: An Underwater Art Installation in Concrete

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Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 33

Issue: 8

Appears on pages(s): 34-35

Keywords: casting, marine concrete, microsilica, fiberglass reinforcing

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Date: 8/1/2011

Abstract:
Fusing public art with environmental conservation, The Silent Evolution is located in the waters of the Mexican Caribbean. More than 400 life-sized concrete sculptures of people form a complex reef structure for marine life to colonize and inhabit. Casts for the sculptures were taken from a broad cross section of society. The sculptures were built with a pH-neutral concrete—a mixture of marine-grade cement, sand, and microsilica—reinforced with inert fiberglass reinforcing bars.