Starmageddon
As our global climate changes with global warming it is unavoidable that our ocean changes along with it. Not only are our oceans a vital source of energy it is where 80 percent of life on earth is found. It is what keeps our earth habitable.
Our oceans are facing major pollution caused by human negligence. Oil spills and garbage, not to mention improper fishing techniques causing marine life to suffer. A more in depth explanation of the pollution would include the urban and industrial run-off from domestic sewage and industrial and radioactive discharges.
According to Greenpeace key threats to address are modern industrial fishing and bycatch. As large fish are being caught for our consumption and wiped out the smaller ones are then being targeted, this causing a domino effect of more people competing for less fish, eventually leading to a collapse of the ecosystem.
The wasteful practices of big fisheries use of fishing nets that haul and kill hundreds of thousands of whales and dolphins and other kinds of unwanted marine creatures while hunting for other species. This entanglement is the leading threat to our oceans as many species have experienced extinction and endangerment.
In “Starmageddon”, a large star shaped structure composed of fishnet lays on the floor. Using puppetry the artist animates the structure and excretes waste from the form- such as plastic made industrial and domestic items amongst the natural elements.
In this work the artist hopes to raise awareness on the issue of the Ocean’s destruction and Global warming.
Our oceans are facing major pollution caused by human negligence. Oil spills and garbage, not to mention improper fishing techniques causing marine life to suffer. A more in depth explanation of the pollution would include the urban and industrial run-off from domestic sewage and industrial and radioactive discharges.
According to Greenpeace key threats to address are modern industrial fishing and bycatch. As large fish are being caught for our consumption and wiped out the smaller ones are then being targeted, this causing a domino effect of more people competing for less fish, eventually leading to a collapse of the ecosystem.
The wasteful practices of big fisheries use of fishing nets that haul and kill hundreds of thousands of whales and dolphins and other kinds of unwanted marine creatures while hunting for other species. This entanglement is the leading threat to our oceans as many species have experienced extinction and endangerment.
In “Starmageddon”, a large star shaped structure composed of fishnet lays on the floor. Using puppetry the artist animates the structure and excretes waste from the form- such as plastic made industrial and domestic items amongst the natural elements.
In this work the artist hopes to raise awareness on the issue of the Ocean’s destruction and Global warming.
