Planet or Plastic? At Santa Maria della Vita in Bologna, an exhibition on plastic pollution

Genus Bononiae. Musei nella Città and Fondazione Carisbo together with National Geographic, present at the museum complex of Santa Maria della Vita, the exhibition Planet or Plastic?, as part of the international campaign of the same name launched by National Geographic, which also sees Marco Mengoni engaged as ambassador forItaly.

Eight major themes are addressed: from the amount of plastic produced in the world to the impact on the environment and the food chain, from reuse to individual and collective education.

The exhibition, curated by Marco Cattaneo, Director of National Geographic Italy, and the editorial staff with the collaboration of writer and documentary filmmaker Alessandra Viola, alternates photographs by National Geographic ’s great reporters with the original artwork of Mandy Barker, an award-winning British artist who has been investigating the devastating effects of plastic for years with scientists and researchers. Extraordinary and shocking are the images of her photographic project Soup, literally soup, which aims to provoke a strong reaction in the viewer, between aesthetic attraction and disturbing awareness of the damage caused by plastic dispersed in the oceans.

The screening of National Geographic’s documentary Point of No Return by Oscar-winning director Fisher Stevens and Oscar-winning actor and Messenger of Peace on behalf of theUN Leonardo Di Caprio completes the itinerary: a fascinating account of the dramatic changes occurring around the world today due to climate change.

The plastic produced by his invention to date is only minimally recycled and is accumulating in the environment: 8.3 billion tons have been produced since the day of its invention, of which 6.3 have become waste that also remains in the environment for more than 400 years. Plastic that ends up in the sea endangers the lives of marine animals, accumulates in large floating islands, and over time breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces-microplastics-that are ingested by fish, cetaceans, and birds.

Planet or Plastic? takes the viewer on a journey intended to make the viewer reflect on the material that has now become synonymous with the degradation and destruction of the planet. Because each of us through small gestures in our daily lives can be part of the change. The exhibition is open until September 22.

For all information you can visit the official Genus Bononiae website.

Pictured is a photo by Jordi Chias of a turtle trapped in a plastic net.

Planet or Plastic? At Santa Maria della Vita in Bologna, an exhibition on plastic pollution

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