Xintong Hong

Local Artist Local Content Student Award 2021 – Finalist

[Image courtesy of the artist]

Xintong Hong | The Ocean is Drowning in Plastic | 2020 | digital print on paper (photoshop) | A3

Matthew Flinders Anglican College | Age 12

Did you know that on average, a person consumes a credit card of micro plastic each week? It is forecast that there may be more plastic in the ocean than fish in 2050 if we don’t make changes in our single use plastic consumption. I thought this might be a comical way to encourage people to rethink their behaviour associated with plastic they only use once. The augmented reality animation will hopefully engage the audience in a new way.