A large floating art installation along Toronto’s waterfront was crafted in the hopes people will pause and take stock of the pollution that exists all around us.
, including plastic fragments, sawdust, polypropylene bags and microplastic pellets.
Some of the most surprising items within the piece, Chudnovsky said, are coconut shells, sunglasses, and small toys.“It's got quite a sort of wild quality to it,” she said. “I really went to great lengths to try to make sure that it was non-toxic and to consider every element of the construction so that the wildlife that interacts with it would be safe.”
Chudnovsky began the project over a year ago, inspired by invasive floating plants that assist in the filtering of microplastics from waterways. She is the first artist-in-residence to collaborate with the Trash Team, a group of U of T students, researchers, volunteers and staff working to reduce plastic pollution.
The team uses seabins, similar to a floating garbage can, to collect waste in Lake Ontario. Between May and September of last year, aboutThe art installation, aptly named “Tangle,” will be available for viewing at Peter Street Basin along Queen’s Quay at Toronto’s harbourfront until September. Afterwards, Chudnovsky hopes to find it another home where people “can see the more intricate details.
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