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Background information
"Every year, eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans. Plastics have aggressively entered the food chain of living creatures, altering their life cycles and directly impacting the ecosystem. In the Mediterranean Sea, plastics account for 95% of the waste that ends up both on the seabed and on beaches. According to a report, poor waste management and overcrowded tourism are mainly responsible for the dramatic situation on our coasts. The microplastics that end up directly in the sea are mainly found in cosmetics and personal care products. The so-called macroplastics - bags, fishing nets or bottles - cause mammals, seabirds or sessile animals such as corals to become entangled, malnourished, suffocated or strangled. The largest concentration of trash ever found in deep waters anywhere in the world is at the bottom of the Strait of Messina, which separates the island of Sicily from the Calabria region of mainland Italy."
Content
The self-published book of photographs 'Do You Sea?" by Selen BOTTO contains over fifty photomontages. They were created by the Italian photographer/artist covering areas of colored beach photographs with found plastic pieces and photographing them again.