anthropocene
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The Things We Leave Behind
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Charmouth mudstone 'pebbles' containing embedded beach plastic objects. -
Installation focussing on the plastic pollution on Charmouth beach, in Dorset, which is within the World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast.
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Charmouth mudstone pebble broken open (excavated) to reveal the beach plastic object embedded inside. -
Anthropocene Fossils
Pebble forms were created using Charmouth mudstone found on the beach, with found plastic objects embedded in each. -
Specimens of beach plastic in seawater gathered on the Jurassic Coast -
Elusive Meaning
Circular and sub-circular beach plastic artefacts. Displayed without context, inviting thoughts around use and history, and subsequent disposal. -
Specimens of beach plastic in Charmouth seawater. -
The works were displayed as if they were part of a future museum exhibit, inviting the viewer to imagine how people will look back on the things we leave behind.
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Excavation
Beach plastic 'urn' embedded in Charmouth mudstone.
The object, marked 'Kleeneze' on the bottom, is decorated with a pattern inspired by Ancient Egyptian heiroglyphics. -
The Things We Leave Behind
Installation exploring the cultural remnants we leave in the archaeological record.
