Making a collection of sculptures to introduce people to maerl, its branching shapes, to share how I see individual pieces of maerl as ‘eco-building blocks’ that layer upon layer make up maerl beds sometimes metres deep. Seabed Superhomes – with an infinitesimal variety of shaped spaces for marine life to shelter, burrow, rest and spawn in, providing perfect sea life nurseries.’

This exhibition of suspended maerl prints, sculptures, drawings, photographs and films of marine life living in Wester Ross maerl beds, plus maerl soundscape, is a celebration of maerl’s ecological importance. A vital biodiverse marine habitat which supports ocean health.

Inverewe Gardens is a perfect location to show this exhibition as it sits at the southern tip of the Wester Ross Marine Protected Area which contains the UK’s largest maerl beds

‘I believe it’s absolutely vital that Maerl beds receive continued protection’