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Polyscape by Yulia Pinkusevich
Polyscape is a “floating island” made of recycled polypropylene plastic, which is the material used to make disposable bags and drinking bottles. The suspended, kinetic piece mimics the motion of water and undulates when it detects human motion. It comments on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a.k.a. the Pacific Trash Vortex, which is a floating…
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Can art illustrating climate change’s effects shape policy?
There’s no shortage of powerful images and video when it comes to natural disasters like wildfires and melting glaciers. But a pair of artists are now using those images in new ways, as part of their mission to warn people about climate change and its devastating impact on familiar landscapes. Miles O’Brien takes a different…
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Shih Chieh huang turns plastic waste into ocean-like robotic creatures
Taiwanese artist shih chieh huang makes art from unlikely objects, using garbage bags, plastic bottles and computer fans to create ocean-like robotic sculptures. https://www.designboom.com/art/shih-chieh-huang-incubate-exhibition-feldman-gallery-03-25-2019/
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Artwork built from ocean plastic sends a powerful message about how it enters the food chain
Plastic Reflectic is an art installation made out of plastic rubbish collected from the ocean. The plastic is connected to underwater sensors which mirror human movement in front of the artwork. https://www.businessinsider.com/artwork-ocean-plastic-food-chain-rubbish-thijs-biersteker-biodegrade-2016-12
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Plastic Ocean Art Installation by Tan Zi Xi
In the Plastic Ocean exhibit, more than 20,000 plastic waste collected hang motionless in the stillness of the space. The installation reflects an ocean that is highly cluttered with plastic that takes 1,000 years to degrade. Yes, every thoughtless flick of plastic into your dustbin may contribute to the swirling mass of plastic drifting across…
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How Climate Changes Art
The Art Assignment tackles the intersection of art and our changing climate in this video. Throughout history, art has helped reveal the climate around us and highlight our fragile relationship to it. We look at navigational charts from the Marshall Islands, Katsushika Hokusai’s “Under the Wave off Kanagawa”, Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s “Hunters in the…
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12 Inspiring Works of Art on Plastic Pollution
Can art inspire action to stop plastic pollution? Explore these twelve works that put the spotlight on single-use plastic in this article. https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/pft/2017/5/2/10-inspiring-works-of-art-about-plastic-pollution
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Ghost Net Art as Environmental Activism
Watch as artists from Darnley Island tell us why they use ghost net (discarded plastic fishing nets) in their art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNAh0zvAiiY
