The respective size of the black oil spots relates to the millions of gallons of oil that different sources put into the oceans each year.
A bar graph in which the length of each line drawn in the sand represents the time in years that each debri item takes to decompose. The line for plastic decomposition fades into the distance as plastic may never fully decompose.
A bar graph in which the heights of the five drip castle towers relate to the amount of each debri item that was found during California’s intercoastal cleanup during 2005.
This square features a sand dollar turned into a pie chart comparing the various sources of beach litter.
social awareness
OCEAN POLLUTION
Because I live near the ocean the topic of ocean pollution has great environmental significance to me. This project was an
exploration into the topic of ocean pollution in order to create a series of compositions that individually address a different aspect
of the topic.
Packaging
I chose to package my collection of square compositions within a box resembling the storm drains where a lot of pollution begins its journey to the ocean. The slitted lid swings open to reveal the squares inside.