2025: Strata

A team of European researchers discovered microplastic particles in sediments dating back as early at 1733 demonstrating microplastics’ ability to infiltrate even environments untouched by modern humans. They discovered this in Latvia, as detailed in a study published in the journal Science Advances. The Anthropocene era had previously been defined as starting in 1950, the time after which humans began to have a large impact on our environment. Other than the study concluding that microplastics are a poor marker of geological age, it also shows microplastics’ remarkable ability to get absolutely everywhere.

All are cut-paper collage, 15″ x 20″.

Crime Scene, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Crime Scene
Sub Surface, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Sub Surface
Emminent, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Emminent
Public Use, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Public Use
Ebbing, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Ebbing
Below Grade, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Below Grade
Usurp, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Usurp
Defrayal, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Defrayal
Deep, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Deep
Blather, cut-paper collage from the series Strata
Blather

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