Case StudyMandy Barker

Mandy Barker’s work explores the impact of marine pollution.

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THE MOTIVATION FOR MY WORK is to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans and the harmful effect this has on marine life. Because the ideas for my work are drawn from quantitative scientific data, it is important that I have a sound understanding of the facts; so, knowledge gathering prior to developing a body of work forms an essential part of my practice.

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