Too Many Fish in the Sea

"Too Many Fish in the Sea" is an immersive installation of a coral reef environment made entirely of single-use, disposable clear plastic: soda bottles, salad containers, bubble wrap, packing tape, plastic straws, etc.  From giant squid to schools of fish, sharks, crabs, coral and oysters, all are sourced used from the New York environment (and properly sterilized).  The various fish and plants that comprise this reef are delicate, yet their components will live on the environment for eons.  Like the plastic microparticles they're comprised of, they are everywhere in the installation, but elusive to see clearly (but also quite beautiful).

It's no secret that single-use plastic now overwhelms our seas and oceans, and threatening nearly all underwater ecosystems. Giant islands of plastic float in the Pacific. Microplastics contaminate every large body of water, even the canals of Venezia, and are now found within the fish and shellfish we consume. As a society, we know the situation, yet we don’t always consider our own use of plastics, or the volume we unwittingly contribute to the issue.  One bottle doesn't seem like much, but when it becomes a school of fish, the impact is clearer.