Sustainability and eco-friendliness are topics close to everyone’s hearts these days, and the number of installations that want to raise awareness to all the ways we can do better for our planet is always on the rise.
The latest installation that wants its visitors to reflect on the environment is in Singapore. Image ©Von Wong
The latest of these installations is Singapore’s Plastikophobia, an immersive installation made from 18,000 plastic cups collected from local food centres all across the island, cleaned and put together to create an eerie “crystal cave” that visitors can walk through. The installation’s aim is, of course, “to raise awareness for single-use plastic pollution,” because putting something in the recycling bin isn’t a guarantee that the object will actually be recycled.
Plastikophobia’s cups are illuminated to create a unique and eerie atmosphere. Image ©Von Wong
“Around 91% of [the single-use] plastic isn’t recycled,” it reads on Plastikophobia’s description. “The best solution, when possible, is to become plastikophobic, and avoid using plastics”. While the last few years have seen a decrease of single-use plastics and an increase of the reusable one, the fight is of course far from over— and visitors to Plastikophobia can see with their own eyes the scale of the impact this kind of plastic has on the environment.
The installation took ten days of work and the help of several volunteers to complete. Image ©Von Wong
Plastikophobia was created by artists Benjamin Von Wong and Joshua Goh together with social impact strategist Laura Francois and the support of the National Environment Agency of Singapore. The installation is located at the island’s Marina Barrage, at the Sustainable Singapore Gallery, where it will remain until 18 April.
The “crystal cave” will remain on display until mid-April. Image ©Von Wong
If you’d like to know more about Plastikophobia, you can check out the installation’s official website here.
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