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
