Living in the ruins

Synopsis:

Just as the world started to change the habit of using single-use plastics and find replacements for this material, the COVID-19 pandemic started, and new forms of plastic waste are now added to the previous ones. In this one-minute film, I try to show the overwhelming amount of waste PPE is causing and how these items are abandoned in nature. I collected nearly 150 pictures of poorly discarded PPE by sending out a call on my social media platform. This video is made using the hyperactive collage technique. The sound component of this film is reflecting different people’s points of view of PPE (personal protective equipment) and their personal feelings about them.

Hyperactive collage animation by Maedeh Mosaverzadeh