Our environmental baggage as a society grows with every passing second, which means a revival of the environment will be a long and complicated process. This wearable art piece is meant to shed some light on our over-consumption of plastic, specifically single-use grocery bags. I am reviving single-use grocery bags as a textile material because plastic bags are
an unnecessary item that plagues landfills, oceans and other parts of our planet. The average single-use grocery bag is used for only 12 minutes and then is thrown away, remaining in the environment for up to 1,000 years. If plastic production is not slowed down, we will have a bleak future. The character portrayed lives in this future where plastic is the only resource left for clothing and household items. Watch as she flaunts her overconsumption of plastic, serving as a reminder that plastic has no place this integrated into our lives.

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