"Broken promises you've given me"

Every body segment of the eel is glazed after a different coral species found within marine ecosystems. Every fin is glazed after kelp from kelp forests. These two environments are ideal for eels to thrive. They are the two environments you can find them inhabiting.
Each segment has two fins sewn through it. Each segment is also connected to two neighboring segments. The head is composed of two separate pieces. The entire eel is movable and pose-able. The material used to thread the eel is fishing twine. Enveloping the eel is a fishing net partially draped across its body like a blanket—an uncomforting juxtaposition to the comfort of the cushion beneath it. Instead, this net conveys a sense of devastation, a reminder of the damage inflicted by modern human practice. As we continue to damage marine ecosystems, such as through trawling, we threaten creatures that have flourished for millions of years. We destroy their homes, hence destroying them.
This piece is a commentary on how we make promises to each other, ourselves, towards our habits, wants, needs and behavior, yet we find ourselves in a static situation. These creatures' lives depend on the promises that we choose to create. Yet these creatures and habitats are still endangered. Those are promises that have yet to be held true. They are promises we fail to keep. They are broken promises, if not empty ones to begin with.

There is also a video art piece that goes with this project which you can find here:
https://youtu.be/VNvjVSulE8s?feature=shared