The Plastic Pollution
Installation
In my high school one incident made me very annoyed and sad. One expecting cow died of eating plastic bag while delivering a baby cow. That disaster forced me to think how plastic usage and littering are creating problems. Every morning I witness burning of plastic with organic waste, which would be the worst thing, you can do it to yourself and to others. In my studio project when I was looking for a subject about Image and Environment that incident came in my mind, so I decided to work on plastic pollution. Image was not clear in the beginning for the last destination, but I knew from where to start. For that, survey was necessary to see the actual disaster. I decided to go around in my neighborhood ‘Navrangpura’ to see what would be the scenario of the Plastic pollution in a small area. After doing the survey and putting together the actual numbers of plastic usage, I realized that there are huge numbers of people who use various plastic items in large number. The statistical data helped me to understand the basic cause of the problem, which was more littering than using. By interviewing people on different roads in ‘Navrangpura’ including users and sellers, I came across the drastic numbers. It was devastating to see our neighborhood under so much of plastic pollution. 
My dilemma did not stop there, after having all the data, I was struggling how to put the numbers into community in an artistic form, so that can evoke interest in people to go back and change their mind set and rethink about their life style. Finally I came to the conclusion to make Navrangpura’s map out of plastic trash in the size of 15 feet by 30 feet. So after having a lot of struggle I decided to collect garbage as much as I can in various forms and sizes from Navrangpura area. This included the ‘Water Pouches’, ‘Guthkha covers’, ‘Polyethylene Bags’ all those plastic items, which we don’t recycle. I did the sterilization process of these plastic trashes to make an installation. The water pouches ware stitched in 5feet by 5feet, in all 18 such pieces. Design of Navrangpura’s map was done by ‘Guthkha Covers’ and ‘Polyethylene Bags’ on those 18 pieces. The numbers of statistic data were displayed with recycled black plastic bags. The entire experience was very nice and I gained knowledge of practical art very much by doing this.
My dilemma did not stop there, after having all the data, I was struggling how to put the numbers into community in an artistic form, so that can evoke interest in people to go back and change their mind set and rethink about their life style. Finally I came to the conclusion to make Navrangpura’s map out of plastic trash in the size of 15 feet by 30 feet. So after having a lot of struggle I decided to collect garbage as much as I can in various forms and sizes from Navrangpura area. This included the ‘Water Pouches’, ‘Guthkha covers’, ‘Polyethylene Bags’ all those plastic items, which we don’t recycle. I did the sterilization process of these plastic trashes to make an installation. The water pouches ware stitched in 5feet by 5feet, in all 18 such pieces. Design of Navrangpura’s map was done by ‘Guthkha Covers’ and ‘Polyethylene Bags’ on those 18 pieces. The numbers of statistic data were displayed with recycled black plastic bags. The entire experience was very nice and I gained knowledge of practical art very much by doing this.
- By Dhara Desai.
Great effort Dhara!! I agree with you completely, although I am guilty of drinking bottled water, but never put my empty bottles in regular trash or litter anywhere but properly recycle. I am glad someone is taking a stand & doing something about this, I wish more people (every single person, including children if guided regularly) would take responsibility of their own actions, the Earth would become a better place to live.
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