Конкурс посвящен проблеме утилизации пластикового мусора. Участникам предлагается создать инсталляцию, которая будет служить призывом к поиску ее решения. Важно продемонстрировать, что собственно пластик не является «врагом», усилия нужно направить на его переработку и вторичное использование. Объект можно разработать для любого региона в мире, где эта проблема стоит особенно остро.
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Plastic has a huge contribution in the making of the modern man. It has revolutionized human activity and living because of its versatility as a material. It made space travels possible. It has revolutionized medicine. Daily, it saves millions of people making food resources safe and accessible to the poorest populations of the planet.
Since 1950’s, plastic production has almost outpaced that of almost every other material. Much of the plastic we produce is designed to be thrown away after being used only once. As a result, plastic packaging accounts for about half of the plastic waste in the world. Our ability to cope with plastic waste is already overwhelmed. By nature, plastic waste is indestructible and currently there is an incalculable amount of it on the planet. Human beings are losing the fight against plastic waste.
Every year, we produce around 300 million tons of plastic waste. That’s nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. Of a ‘mere’ 9.2 billion tons of plastic to deal with, more than 6.9 billion tons have become waste. And of that waste, a staggering 6.3 billion tons never made it to a recycling bin. However, plastic is and never was the real enemy. What is needed is not a world without plastic. What is needed now is a revolutionized awareness about waste management and the way it is practiced.
Tomb of waste aims to create a powerful and a poetic architectural installation that raises awareness about the impact of plastic waste on our planet. The installation should captivate public attention and elevate people’s perception by promoting single use plastic as a valuable, versatile and an accessible material that can be used to creatively transform our built environment.
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