Today, microplastics are found not only in the environment, but already inside the human body. The increasing presence of microplastics in nature raises concerns about their potential impact on human health. It is suspected that microplastics could cause various health issues, such as inflammation and immune system reactions, as they can physically and chemically affect tissues. Research is ongoing. What kind of future do we face? And—plastic is truly everywhere.
Artist Mailo Mēness plans to take a step ahead and leave an indelible symbol of microplastics on their body, in a way, preempting the accumulation of microplastics in their own body. In the performance, the irreversible changes will be made by artist Grieta Butjankova.
Artist Mailo Mēness plans to take a step ahead and leave an indelible symbol of microplastics on their body, in a way, preempting the accumulation of microplastics in their own body. In the performance, the irreversible changes will be made by artist Grieta Butjankova.
Some of the scientific research titles that I read during the performance:
Microplastics: Detection in human samples, cell line studies, and health impacts; Animal exposure to microplastics and health effects: A review; Microplastics in animal nutrition: Occurrence, spread, and hazard in animals; Effects of micro(nano)plastics on higher plants and the rhizosphere environment; Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity; A review of the endocrine disrupting effects of micro and nano plastic and their associated chemicals in mammals; Microplastic Incorporation into Soil in Agroecosystems; Glitters as a Source of Primary Microplastics: An Approach to Environmental Responsibility and Ethics; Impacts of soil microplastics on crops: A review; Profit vs. Morality: How Major Corporations Fuel the Single-Use Plastic Crisis
Work is presented at international performance festival Starptelpa in Rīga. Work has been developed with support of FRESH START Nordic/Baltic program.
Photo: Ruth Zadow
Photo: Ruth Zadow
Photo: Ruth Zadow
Photo: Laura Feldberga
Photo: Laura Feldberga
Photo: Laura Feldberga
Photo: Laura Feldberga
Photo: Laura Feldberga
