REEF BALL FOUNDATION

The Reef Ball Foundation is collaborating with internationally known marine sculptor Simon Morris (creator of the mermaid "Amphitrite" in Grand Cayman) to install beautiful new artificial "Reef Ball" reefs with a sculptural centre piece... "Guardian of the Reef" is over 12 feet/4metres tall, representing a mythological creature comprising the top half of a sentry wearing ancient Greco-Roman Armour & decorated breastplate, carrying a circular shield and a trident. At waist level, the sculpture morphs into a Sea Horse, the same way a mermaid is a morph between a human female and a fish. The guardian's helmet is a stylized sea horse head, and a dorsal fin protrudes from the back of the breastplate. The tail is coiled around a heavy bronze ring embedded in a Roman column which acts as his sentry post. The column is aged, and overgrown with encrusting sponge and coral, indicating the Guardian has been steadfast at his post, but forgotten. The symbolism reflects that the oceans need our..