Make art using ocean plastic
Using plastic debris collected from beaches around the world as a medium for artwork can be an effective way of raising awareness for the issue, creating pieces that call on the world to re-examine their relationship to single-use items
We are producing over 300 million tons of plastic every year, 50% of which is for single-use purposes
Benefits
- Can be a powerful way to communicate
- Able to be experienced in a variety of forms
- Can be inexpensive to produce
- Potential to provide an income
Challenges
- Difficult to measure impact and subsequent behaviour change
- Needs a strong message woven through it to create lasting impact
Making a difference
In one single installation, artist Benjamin Von Wong built a piece called “Strawpocalypse" using 168,000 plastic straws.