NO PLASTIC BEYOND THIS POINT

BY ELIZABETH CROTTY, CONOR FALLON

USA, IRELAND 2019

WOULD AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKPOINT PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES?

No Plastic Beyond this Point is a proposal for a ‘plastics checkpoint’, where an Environmental Value Security Agency would detect plastics on or in your person, to prevent them from entering a plastic-free zone. These hypothetical protective structures represent the extreme solutions future governments might be required to pursue if current governments don’t work harder to protect the environment.

It also touches on the ever-increasing privatisation of public space, and the rising ubiquity of public surveillance being seen around the world today. As part of the experience, you’re invited to examine the effect plastic has on your health by taking part in a No Plastic Beyond this Point survey and scan.

ABOUT

Elisabeth Crotty is an Information Science, Systems, and Technology student at Cornell University. She studied at Trinity College during 2019 where she took the Idea Translation Lab module [LINK - https://www.tcd.ie/trinity-electives/electives/ida/ ] at Science Gallery Dublin. She is interested in the ways that humans interact with technology and the world around them.

Conor Fallon is currently a Senior Sophister Mathematics student in Trinity College. He spent the first half of 2019 taking part in the Idea Translation Lab at Science Gallery Dublin, which focused on plastic. He has an interest in both the individual and collective response (or lack thereof) to the problems of our time.