Made up of five members from different disciplines, our group specialised in exploring topics related to the climate crisis. In our work we used plastics (both micro-plastics and regular plastics) and animal bones scavenged from the banks of the Thames as materials to make sculptures. A pseudo-documentary format was used to playfully explain the colonisation and reality of plastic in our lives and its relevance to us. Our engagement with plastic is both conscious and unconscious, making it impossible to escape our dependence on this material. Ultimately, we chose to fictionalise a future where biology and plastic become one by combining bones and plastic, with the intention of evoking a deeper reflection on this topic.
By combining photography, sculpture and film, we aim to reveal through art the far-reaching impact of plastic on human life.
Similar to the techniques used in The Incredible Treasure of Shipwrecks, we researched artist Damien Hirst's series Myths Explored, Explained, Exploded. His work provided us with a lot of inspiration. It made us decide to delve into the details of the skeleton and show the uniqueness of the plastic spliced with the bone to show the skeleton of a future creature.
Instead of plastic, we used transparent resin and combined it with bones of different scales. A pseudo trailer will tell the audience how these bones were discovered and what researchers speculate about these alienated "bones". In this way, the exhibition aims to stimulate public awareness of the crisis of plastic's impact on the climate.
