SHADED SEAS

BY THIJS BIERSTEKER

NETHERLANDS 2019

HOW ARE WE LINKED TO THE OCEAN’S PLASTIC?

Shaded Seas is an interactive installation that reflects your movements in pieces of plastic found floating in our oceans. As you approach, the plastic comes alive and adopts the shape of your body. The sensors in the installation track the spectators position of their head, body and hands, mimicked by the pieces of plastic. In this mirror of plastic how can we reflect on our own environmental impact and consider the ways in which plastic is now omnipresent?

With substantial quantities of plastic now finding their way back into the food chain are our own bodies becoming as plastic as the ocean? If we understand the ways we are linked to the plastic in our oceans, we have a better chance of reducing its impact on the environment and on our own health.

ABOUT

Thijs Biersteker creates interactive awareness installations about the world’s most pressing issues. He combines scientific research and new technologies to deliver an empowering experience that is accessible both intellectually and technologically. His immersive art installations, often described as eco- or awareness-art, make the impact of the age of the Anthropocene tangible using a fluid mixture of data, kinetic motion, digital visualisations, analog elements, the virtual and real worlds. Thijs holds a teaching position at the Delft University of Technology (NL). He has exhibited at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris (FR), Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL), Today Art Museum (CN), Science Centre Kuwait (KW), SXSW (USA) and Dutch Design Week (NL). He has been featured in Wired, New Scientist and Financial Times Global.

CONNECT

Website: thijsbiersteker.com

Instagram: @thijs_biersteker