PLASTIC REFLECTIC
Interactive mirror reflecting you in real pieces of ocean plastic.
The amount of plastic in the oceans keeps growing.
The plastic degrades to nano plastics that enter our food chain. Research shows that it can nestle in
our fat and muscle tissue,
turning us slowly into plastic.
Plastic Reflectic is an interactive kinetic installation that allows the spectator reflect on the concept of the growing plastic problem in our oceans.
These plastics move from human waste into nature’s food chain and slowly become entangled with our muscle and fat tissues, gradually turning humanity into plastic. The installation reflects its audience in plastic pixels made from ocean plastics from around the world. The interaction with the installation empowers the spectator with the idea that their movement at that moment can influence the ever-growing plastic problem in the future
The work feels both organic and artificial, raising questions about how much our actions still have an impact on the widening gap between humanity and nature, and whether the gap is closing in a way that we may not prefer.
Plastic Reflectic is a standalone installation designed to inspire, educate, and provoke thought and interaction. It is built using 601 pieces of plastic sourced from all the world's oceans. The pixel grid consists of 601 waterproof engines under the bio-based water, which are controlled by motion sensors that capture the movement and outline of its spectators.
Commissioned by
de Persgroep Netherlands, Plastic Soup Foundation
Production
Thijs Biersteker, Better Future Factory, Front404
Constructed by
Thijs Biersteker, Casper vd Meer, Thomas voor 't Hekke and Bas van Oerle
Research and
collaboration
Collaboration
The Plastic Soup Foundation
Press
and
Awards
Article
Thijs Biersteker's Plastic Reflectic installation provokes a conscious response.
– Designboom
