Giant Marine Sculptures Made Entirely Of Beach Waste Will Make You Reconsider Plastic Use

Tired of the beach waste washing up on the shores near her Oregon home, artist Angela Pozzi decided to do something. Inspired by the variety and color of the trash, she created the Washed Ashore Project, a traveling art exhibition and educational piece.

Creating quirky sculptures of animals and sea life made entirely from the rubbish washed out to sea, Pozzi hopes the sculptures will educate the public on pollution and make them reconsider their over-use of plastic.

“Under the leadership of Angela Haseltine Pozzi, community members of all ages work together to clean up our beaches and process the debris into art supplies to construct giant sculptures of the sea life most affected by plastic pollution,” the website reads.

The “Tiger Shark” and “Roxy Mermaid” sculptures are the work of artist Xandi Kreuzeder.

The sculptures are a disturbing reminder of the volume of plastic thrown into the world’s oceans each year.

90% of the debris collected is petroleum-based: plastic items, nylon ropes and net.

Learn what you can do to help here.