Coral Decay 1

Coral Decay #1

Coral Decay #1 is the inaugural work of John Brevard's Decay of Time Series — a sacred geometry meditation on loss, resilience, and material transformation. Climate-displaced coral collected personally from shorelines worldwide is pressed into raw earth clay and cast in recycled molten zinc — burning away to leave a haunting exact fossilised void in permanent elemental metal. A remnant of a dying ocean made architectural. An elegy made beautiful.

Crowned with hand-excavated Indonesian petrified wood — uncovered without machinery over months of dedicated excavation, cut with diamond blades and polished over days to reveal geological grain from pale ivory to deep warm brown. Sealed with a refined resin layer for lasting protection and tactile comfort.

Handcrafted as a singular collectible art object — entirely handmade, hand-polished, no two ever alike — it embodies harmonic proportion, elemental depth, and energetic resonance within every fossilised impression. This is not simply furniture. It is the founding consecrated monument of the Decay of Time Series — preserved forever in sacred intentional form.

Inaugural work. Limited edition. No two ever alike.

Specifications:

Materials: Recycled Zinc + Hand-Polished Petrified Wood
Size: 16" H x 14.25" W x 12" D
Color: Light Brown and Silver
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• Part of the Decay of Time series, exploring climate and memory

• Coral imprints cast from earth clay molds, burned out during zinc pour

• Inlaid with ancient petrified wood, sustainably hand-excavated in Indonesia

• Zinc is endlessly recyclable, durable, and sealed with a comfort resin coat

• Each piece takes months to complete and is entirely one-of-a-kind

A quiet monument to what we’re losing.
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