CHING TING YANG

They remained. Within a reef stripped of much of its color and former vitality, clownfish continue their quiet routines—moving through familiar waters, retreating into the shelter of the anemone, inhabiting what still allows them to stay. Around them, the structures that support this marine world are shifting. Once layered with density and life, the landscape grows thinner; softness gives way to exposed skeleton. We witness resilience. We also witness the cost required to sustain what appears unchanged.