MIYUKI KASAHARA
2397AD (decomposition)

Title of work 2397 AD (decomposition)
Date of work 2017
Medium Brass, concrete, wood
Dimensions 33cm x 25cm x 22cm
Exhibited Venue
The Stone Space, London


Plastic water bottles were first created and commercially used in 1947. If a plastic water bottle was dropped into the ocean at that time, it would be floating somewhere in the ocean until the year 2397. Even then, the plastic would not completely decompose, it becomes micro-plastics.