Masquerade
This walk, titled Masquerade, from Chesterton to Hills Road and back, documents and maps the discarded masks I found along the way.
Masquerade
This walk, titled Masquerade, from Chesterton to Hills Road and back, documents and maps the discarded masks I found along the way.
Walking Art
Below is a map of the route, drawn using my feet from A to B.
Please Take It Away or Bin It!
"Plastics break down into smaller pieces over time, and the longer litter is in the environment, the more it will decompose. Plastics first break down into microplastics and eventually into even smaller nanoplastics. These tiny particles and fibres are often long-lived polymers that can accumulate in food chains. Just one mask can produce millions of particles, each with the potential to also carry chemicals and bacteria up the food chain and potentially even into humans."
theconversation.com, 2020
“With a lifespan of 450 years, these masks are an ecological timebomb given their lasting environmental consequences for our planet...”
Éric Pauget, 2020
“With a lifespan of 450 years, these masks are an ecological timebomb given their lasting environmental consequences for our planet...” Éric Pauget, 2020
Documenting
Below I have mapped where I discovered the masks. Click on an icon to view the photographic evidence. Zoom in to click clustered icons and scroll to explore.
