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Garbagea: Tackling Plastic Pollution with Art
Garbagea is artist Asher Jay’s response to the plastic gyres polluting our oceans.
Asher wanted to raise awareness about the trouble with single use plastic and plastic pollution in an engaging way. Garbagea imagines those gyres as living continents and explores our culture of waste. I think this project is fascinating, and Asher was kind enough to answer some questions about the project, what inspired it, and where it’s going.
The Floating Plastic Monster
On a recent trip to the Smithsonian Marine Research Station on Carrie Bow, professional photographer Laurie Penland ran across this floating mass of random plastics in the ocean and took some video from below. Meet the floating plastic monster.
Rubbish Rainbows: Making Art from Plastic Pollution
A Melbourne, Australia crafter creates these beautiful rainbows from plastic pollution she collects at local beaches.
Eco-Bottles Are Not So Eco
As bottled water makers desperately try to fight the negative buzz surrounding their product, they’ve done all sorts of marketing to make bottled water seem more earth-friendly.
