Questioning why harmful materials are normalized and glorified in design while sustainable alternatives are often met with discomfort or disgust.
This visual essay is meant to critique the way we instinctively reject bio-based materials like mycelium and fungal by-products, despite their low environmental impact. While readily accepting plastics that pollute ecosystems and harm wildlife.
Printed at Willem de Kooning Academie, January 2025
Media: Paper, Acrylic and handmade Mossy Polypore Paper
Technique: UV print
fig. 9: “From Saint to Killer? - The Rise and Fall of Plastic.” www.zerowastelady.com, www.zerowastelady.com/uploads/7/3/2/2/73228827/environmental-problems-pollution-35-880_orig.jpg
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