Garbage Patch State

Garbage Patch State
Garbage Patch State in Mozia, Sicily
2016 installation on Mozia
Artist Maria Cristina Finucci
Year 2013 (ongoing)
Medium Transmedia, Installation Art, Environmental sculpture
Movement Environmental Art
Website garbagepatchstate.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, videos have been carried out under the patronage of UNESCO[1] and the Italian Ministry of the Environment.[2]

Installations

Founding of the Garbage Patch State at UNESCO Paris
The installation “Vortice” in Milan, 2015
  • Paris UNESCO: 11 April 2013[3]
  • Venice Biennale: 12 April 2013[4]
  • Madrid ARCO: 18 February 2014[5]
  • Rome MAXXI: 11 April 2014[6]
  • New York UNHQ: 29 September 2014
  • Geneva UNOG: 29 June 2015 for World Environment Day celebrations
  • Milan EXPO: 15 June 2015
  • Venice BLUEMED: 16 October 2015
  • Paris COP21: 30 November 2015
  • Palermo UNIPA: 11 April 2016
  • Mozia, Sicily: 25 September 2016

Collaborations

Collaborators of this project have been academic institutions such as Ca' Foscari University of Venice,[7] the universities La Sapienza and Roma Tre in Rome,[8][9] Università Roma Tre,[10] and the European Institute of Design in Madrid.[11] The project’s main partners were ENI for the installations in Paris, Rome, and Venice and ENDESA for the installation in Madrid.

References

  1. ↑ Source: UNESCO Office in Venice (2013-04-11). "The garbage patch territory turns into a new state | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". Unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ↑ "The Garbage Patch State Venice - Ca' Foscari". Unive.it. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Garbage Patch State - Ca' Foscari". Unive.it. 2013-05-24. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ↑ "THE GARBAGE PATCH STATE - MADRID | IED Istituto Europeo di Design". Ied.edu. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Università degli Studi Roma Tre > - The Garbage patch State con i tappi di Roma Tre a Venezia". Uniroma3.it. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  11. ↑ "La artista Maria Cristina Finucci presenta "The Garbage Patch State - Madrid | Comunicados | Edición América | Agencia EFE". Efe.com. 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
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