$150.00
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365 Microplastic Particles m²/24 hr
Autumn Mae
Vinyl on canvas
5"h x 7"w - framed
As balloons are released alongside the ooh’s and ahh’s of our nostalgic remembrances of tradition long past, they become death warrants to all animals on the Earth, not just the statistical 100,000 marine animals; but who's counting and who can even tell yet? It's as if ‘we need to use sustainable practices in public events to ensure our celebrations don’t harm the environment or wildlife in any way.’
Does plastic really make the world go round? Mylar takes hundreds of years to decompose. Primary and Secondary microplastics invade the food chain, and have been found in salt, sugar, beer, alcohol, honey, glaciers and even rainwater. Our tires, soaps, cosmetics, packaging, water pipes, and textiles like Polyester, nylon, acrylic, and other synthetic fibers are each a form of plastic and wash into the river and oceans, and cannot be filtered from our drinking waters. It is falling from the air at a rate of 365 Microparticles per meter squared daily.
Basically, scientists fear the cumulative buildup of toxins and are unsure about the volume of microplastics a body can tolerate or the damage it may cause.
Who even wins, our industrialized l market geared to kill its consumers, or our plastic balloons that never die? Will our own products meant to celebrate life outlive us after killing us? Poetic justice
Get to Know the Austin Artist:
Beginning with Spray Paint, Pastel, Acrylic and Oil I create Visual Ethnographies thereby coupling Art, Anthropology, and Psychology. From sunset to moonrise I've attempted to capture and transmit the Southern comfort and rock n roll roots of Austin's evolution as a Psychogeographic representation of our evolving landscape. Our evolution has been wrought with digression, greed and a need for a capitalist driven cohort and has been explicitly reflected in our infrastructure. My hope is that my art can be a window into the beginning of a difficult conversation towards the beauty of progress through positive change.
