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In 2023, Portuguese street artist Vhils turned coal-plant remains into 13 underwater sculptures; transplanted corals now shelter octopuses, crabs and urchins

A Portuguese street artist named Alexandre Farto, also known as Vhils, put 13 sculptures that were made from material recovered from decommissioned coal-fired power stations beneath the Atlantic off Albufeira, Portugal. The works became the EDP Art Reef, which is an underwater exhibition designed to function as an artificial reef as marine organisms colonize the structures.

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