My PYP Exhibition pushed me to look beyond visible litter and ask what happens when plastic becomes smaller and enters marine food chains.
Bottles, bags and other waste can reach coasts and the sea. They can entangle wildlife or break into smaller pieces over time.
Microplastics are very small plastic particles. Their size makes them harder to notice and easier for organisms to encounter.
When small organisms encounter plastic particles, the issue can move through feeding relationships. This was the question that interested me during PYPx.
I wanted to show the difference between what an animal looks like from the outside and what pollution may be doing inside.
One model showed a whale surrounded by wire, with visible injury, representing an animal struggling against human-made material.
Another cardboard whale looked normal from one side. Turn it around, and the inside contained dirty bottles, paper, tubes and plastic bags — a visual metaphor for hidden damage.