Black Plastic Trash "Tribal Necklaces"
Black Plastic unnoticed forgotten trash washing up on our shores
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Jellyfish 'Black Sea Nettle'
This Black Sea Nettle tentacles are filled with black plastic fragments washed up on the beaches between Middle Park and St Kilda. The transparent ring under the jellyfish canopy is made of plastic drink bottles also from the beach. The plastic found is in varied state of decay and discolouration, stained by an extended stay in our oceans.
The Reality of our Australian beaches
More rubbish then shells its becoming a reality Look at the colour of the plastic after a stay in water I had to cut in half all the bottle I had previously gathered Interestingly the pungent smell was one of petrol Once a bottle stays in te water for a while it gathers oils and other substance from the water The original colour changes then releases other toxins in the water and a smell similar to petrol
Bottles and more Bottles
This investigation has been a real eye opener here are some of the fondu bottles found on the beach These have been picked this morning on our well beloved St Kilda beach After being washed in a light soapy water the bottles will be sliced and reused in my work 'Black Widow' More photos to come shortly of the nearly resolved installation
Plastic Debris becomes micro plastic
We discard 3.5 million plastic pieces a day in our oceans It is a threat to the wildlife birds and fish Plastic does contaminates the food chain There is invisible effects from micro plastic and mercury is one of the contaminants There is no such thing as organic fish Do you eat fish? 5 weeks of picking up lids, bottles, straws and anything in between that is of interest to create an artwork I have a couple of projects on the go their completion will depend on the amount of material salvaged If you've missed the Catalyst show on Plastic Oceans Take the time to view this well worth video http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3583576.htm
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Trash Rubbish Garbage Litter Dirt Debris Fragment Filth Refuse Junk Detritus Disregarded Lost Discard Broken Matter Found Devalued Left over Cast off Unwanted Unloved Unnoticed Disused Scraps Waste
People come and talk to you
On the beach as we pick up all sorts of stuff people come to us and ask us what we do It is a great way to spread the awareness of the 'contagious plastic' and may be they will also do something about it!.....One can only hope! This is a pile of rubbish in our beautiful St Kilda foreshore after a wild weekend One can see the St Kilda Pier and St Kilda Baths in the distance A walker said this morning: 'Oh the beach is really dirty this morning!' My response to her was: 'Yes the cleaning truck hasn't been as yet' How can people be so oblivious to their own environment After sifting through the muck Home for cleaning the plastic colour lids This is what is there everyday in the sand
Spots the difference
'0912' Artefacts of our time I scavenge the beaches to locate materials These found objects (left) once gathered represent a record of what we as consumers use everyday in our culture Once playfully assembled the found objects resemble artefacts of ancient cultures The result of my finds is this painted work (right) '09/2012' acrylics on paper 2012
Listing of the found to date
I have made a list of what I found and recognisable to date on the beach Objets trouves – Melbourne Beach 2012 - Plastic Only Lego Yogi bear Straw Barbie shoe Mc Donald straw Barbie bag Cap Net Lid Rope Ball Peg Tennis ball Party popper Bouncing ball Cup Syringe cap Plate Soya sauce cap Comb Bottle cap Lolly Pop stick Coke cap Handle Soft drink cap Balloon Water bottle cap Masking tape Milk Bottle Tape Spray paint cap Biro Take away coffee lid Biro cap Nozzle Bottle stopper Ties Toy car Tag Toy character Tent picket Ice cream container Wheel Spoon Container Knife Plant container Fork Dessert container Yakult bottle Construction cap More stra