Artist Name
Ernest Goh
吴利伟

Title
Plastiglomerates
塑胶岩

Year Produced
2020

Medium / Material
Recycled Plastic Waste

Size of Artwork
10 – 20 cm (L)
2 – 4 cm (H)
5 – 10 cm (W)

Artwork Statement

Plastiglomerates are ocean plastic waste debris that has been fused with natural materials such as ocean rocks, sand and wood. These ‘plastic-rocks’ are now considered by social scientists and geologists to be a potential marker of the Anthropocene, a proposed geological timescale that dates from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. The artist, fascinated by the active roles of human and nonhuman forces in the creation of these new ‘rock-matters’, explored what he could produce by the active participation of his own.

塑胶岩是海洋塑料废物碎片与海洋岩石、沙子和木材等天然材料融合在一起的岩石状物体。这些“塑料岩石”当今被社会科学家和地质学家认为是人类世的潜在标志，因为它提出的地质时间尺度可以追溯到人类对地球地质和生态系统产生重大影响的开始。艺术家被人类和非人类的力量在创造这些新的“岩石物质”所吸引，同时也借由这次艺术创作探索了他通过自己的积极参与可以产生什么力量。