Caution:
Rapid sound changes.
Artist’s moving image
2:10 mins
is a dream sequence, a recollection of how I see the ocean. Yet a wake up call that something is certainly quite wrong and needs attention. The edible plastic was made from agar agar, red kelp. I have collaborated with a kelp researcher from NUI Galway to find out more about kelp. Surprisingly, kelp seems to be resilient to micro plastics. This makes me hopeful, given the fact that micro plastics have been found in human organs and even in women’s placentas.
was screened during National Climate Action Week 2021 hosted by An Taisce. It was also part of an online exhibition for Greenhouse Culture, curated by Ashleigh Downey with support by the Climate Ambassador Programme.