New Species 2017

The piece is a documentation of contemporary challenges in the relationship between humans and the pollution of the ocean. It represents how new “species” from our throwaway culture occupy the tidal zone in the Arctic region. We use the scientific method of collecting, ordering and exhibiting found objects from the arctic coast to create a contradiction between the aesthetic presentation of the items and the subsequent message of awareness. The artifacts were carefully selected in the tidal zone along the Arctic coast whilst ridding beaches of debris. This was done within the framework of an interdisciplinary community art educational project involving the departments of Arts and Handicrafts and Natural Sciences at Nord University, Nesna.