Mako and the Coral Reef_Naturaliza Plastic X

Mako, a silver puffer shark, navigates among corals in this 130x70cm marine work. Mako sharks are one of the fastest sharks in the ocean, and that sense of movement is captured in the horizontal composition.

The elongated horizontal format reinforces the idea of movement and swimming. Mako is painted in metallic grays and whites that create the effect of shark skin transformed into shiny plastic. The corals in shades of coral, pink, and orange contrast with the blues of the background water.

This piece explores the coral reef ecosystem, one of the most threatened by ocean plastic. The shark, traditionally feared, appears here with a more playful and less threatening quality in its puffer version, inviting a different reflection on marine fauna.

**Technique:** Acrylic on canvas
**Dimensions:** 130x70cm
**Year:** 2023
**Series:** Plastic Nature X
Sofía Cristina Jiménez, 2023©