Ocean Inspiration

Throughout this project I was inspired by documentaries on the ocean. The Cove focused on the culling of dolphins within Japan, and the affect it has on the species, the ocean and the towns of Japan. Mission Blue is about an oceanographer and environmentalist, Sylvia Earle, and her campaign to create protected marine sanctuaries around the world. 

I also looked into The Great Pacific Garbage Patch which is a trash vortex filled with micro plastic. Mammals get tangled in abandoned fishing nets, which are often discarded due to their low cost. I decided to use netting within my work to reference this. 

I hope that though my work I can explore the concept of the everyday, the ephemeral and the throw away - and show the affect it has on the ocean.