Our oceans are in an ecological crisis due to their contamination with millions of tons of toxic
microplastic particles. In just a few years, the volume of microplastic particles will exceed that of plankton in our oceans
and turn them into a huge sea of plastic.
This publication brings together numerous international
art projects related to environmental activities, DIY biotechnology, and science, and draws attention to the irreversible
destruction of our marine ecosystems – the current threat posed by the loss of marine animal biodiversity, for example, or
the decline in oxygen production due to massive plankton loss. It also presents current scientific findings on sustainable
alternatives to plastic.
- Artistic positions and interdisciplinary research in the age of plastic
oceans
- Numerous large-format illustrations
- With texts by renowned authors such as Dianna Cohen with Jennifer
Wagner-Lawlor, Victoria Vesna, Pinar Yoldas
Author information
Ingeborg
Reichle, professor of media theory, University of Applied Arts Vienna