Colored photo of a small construction site. A workman wearing rubber boots stands in shallow water, his back angled to the viewer. Worker holds an undetermined tool that touches an irregular white hexagonal tile.The tile is attached to a seawall composed of closely placed, cut rectangular stones in neutral colors. Bottom-most stones are heavily water-damaged.There are four tiles affixed to the wall in what might be called a four leaf clover pattern. The tiles are the same shape with cut-outs of different-sized piercings. At the center of each plaque, the holes are larger and fewer.Smaller and more plentiful holes are near the edge. Photo right shows the hands of another workman.

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Eco-Engineered Hexagonal Seawall Tiles, 2017-ongoing

It is dated 2017-ongoing. Its medium is habitat tiles (4), projection mapping. It is a part of the department.

Existing seawall barriers tend to be smooth, flat surfaces that do not foster biodiversity. Reef Design Lab’s patterned seawall tiles, made for application onto existing structures, encourage colonization and growth via undulating surface patterns, helping to reestablish species and promote biodiversity. The projection mapping shows species’ colonization of the tiles in three phases: early colonizers (such as barnacles and algae), mid-growth colonizers (such as sea stars and sea anemones), and late colonizers (such as oysters and fish).

It is credited Courtesy of Alex Goad.