Cast the net, see what you catch is an exchange between you and the artist Bill Riley.

You are invited to bring plastic bags down to Corban Estate Art Centre every Saturday during ºTEMP. Through the application of oil and heat the artist will transform them into a fish while discussing the ever growing amount of plastic in our rivers, lakes and oceans and the impact this has on the wildlife swimming in those waters.

For every two bags you bring you will be able to take a fish away with you. In this way you and Bill Riley will be taking the plastic out of the waste stream and preserving it as an artwork in your house. The more fish we make the more plastic is taken out of the food chain.

The mold Bill Riley will be using to create the fish is the Chinese Carp, a symbol of longevity and prosperity. While the carp is a fresh water fish it has not escaped the impacts of plastic waste in our waters. Studies show that carp consume nanoplastics which then accumulate in their brains and result in reduced and slower movement.

http://www.researchmagazine.lu.se/2016/09/30/nanosized-plastic-particles-make-carp-fish-slow/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_particle_water_pollution
http://nzscienceteacher.co.nz/science-education-society/science-education-and-the-environment/our-plastic-oceans/