Garbage Patch State

Garbage Patch State
ArtistMaria Cristina Finucci
Year2013 (ongoing)
MediumTransmedia, Installation Art, Environmental sculpture
MovementEnvironmental Art
Websitegarbagepatchstate.org

The Garbage Patch State – Wasteland is an ongoing transmedia, environmental artwork by Maria Cristina Finucci. The project aims to raise awareness about the environmental hazard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch caused by the dispersion of plastic debris in the oceans. Installations, performances, and videos have been carried out under the patronage of UNESCO and the Italian Ministry of the Environment.