Red coral branch and fiddler crab – Mediterranean and tropical Asia
CO516-1
This piece brings together two marine worlds that could never have met. The red coral branch (CORALLIUM RUBRUM), from the Mediterranean Sea, grows slowly in temperate waters at depths of several dozen metres. Its deep hue, caused by carotenoid pigments, has been prized since Antiquity.
Resting delicately upon it is a fiddler crab (UCA sp.), native to the tropical mangroves of Asia. The male, easily identified by his oversized claw, waves it to attract mates or defend his territory.
Their encounter is entirely imagined — a recomposed natural curiosity. Under the magnifying glass, the coral and the crab — separated by oceans, climates, and entire ecosystems — form a poetic tableau where the Mediterranean meets the tropics.
Mounted in the Objet de Curiosité workshop, Lyon.
Resting delicately upon it is a fiddler crab (UCA sp.), native to the tropical mangroves of Asia. The male, easily identified by his oversized claw, waves it to attract mates or defend his territory.
Their encounter is entirely imagined — a recomposed natural curiosity. Under the magnifying glass, the coral and the crab — separated by oceans, climates, and entire ecosystems — form a poetic tableau where the Mediterranean meets the tropics.
Mounted in the Objet de Curiosité workshop, Lyon.
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