Plastic Nature

During a walk on the beach some rocks caught my attention. During a closer inspection the rocks that looked natural, were formed by different types of plastic. These fake rocks are hiding in plane sight. After some research I found out that they are called Plastiglomerate. A relatively new rock which consist out of plastic particles mixed with natural sediment. These rocks are mostly found on the beach. They are seen as a potential marker of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch, in which is about the human impact on the surface of the earth. It is a deeply sad and worrisome marker of human influence in nature. Now that our polluting waste is literally melting together with the nature around us. And therefore becomes invisible. Are you still able recognize the real rocks?

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Monique Friesen x Ilse van der Woude