Ocean Obstruction

In this paper, I will share with you my artistic motives and process for this exhibition’s content. The work for my senior thesis focuses on the environmental and consumerist damage done to the Earth’s oceans by human beings. Our Oceans’ health is affected by pollution, climate change, and overfishing that we all share a responsibility towards. I translate these issues into sculptural ceramics or functional ware with texture and imagery. My work is influenced by multiple human-caused disasters in our oceans (Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of 2010) as well as other activists and documentaries that inform individuals how everyday life products damage or take from our oceans (y Seaspiracy). My goal for my exhibition is to encourage my viewers to care more about the intake of seafood as well as being conscious of the amount of trash/pollution they produce. By making my work out of ceramics I also hope to encourage individuals to use more ceramic and glass appliances to reduce the amount of plastic they consume and that goes into the environment.