ABSTRACT
The underwater coral reefs and their colourful fishes are undoubtedly the most celebrated aspect of the Great Barrier Reef. However, the underwater is largely inaccessible to everyday human life, and a number of technologies have been developed to experience the underwater first hand. Despite this, the underwater remains alien and even dangerous, and cannot be controlled through the strategic control of maps. By reimagining the underwater as a series of coral gardens, this inhospitable and uncontrolled environment is made familiar and safe. The coral garden is furthered in the transplantation of corals and fishes into aquaria that allow people to experience the underwater, and even the ‘Great Barrier Reef’ at some distance from it, in the safety of an everyday terrestrial experience.
