Today’s assignment is swarm:
Swarm: to fly off together in a group, as bees; to move about in great numbers, as things or persons.
Observe before you click. As you watch your scene, think of a few different photos that can tell the story of the scene. Focus on a few details in different parts of the scene, and see what speaks to you.
Just a few weeks ago I took some photos at Sculpture by the Sea that starts in Bondi on the shoreline and heads through to Tamarama. There I did see a sculpture that had a multitude (or swarm) of plastic bottle caps, all clustered together, held there by plastic cables. This sculpture signifies all the waste from overconsumption in the world that ends up in our oceans.
Overconsumption – plastic lids and plastic cables.
“My work focuses on the impact that recycled materials have on the environment.
With overconsumption I am focusing on the mountains of the plastic that float around
the oceans which are getting bigger and bigger every year. It is estimated that these
mountains increase by weight by 7 million kg every year.
Much of this floating rubbish is plastic and wood. Everything made from plastic can be found in these
mountains even tooth brushes”
Kerrie Argent Western Australia
daysandmonths 
This is better than the Loch Ness monster 😉 I love the idea and the execution.
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That I wouldn’t mind seeing 😀 Its all I had. Thanks for your support!
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This is such a sad commentary on mankind. I hope it had the effect it should on everyone. So glad you captured it!
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Thanks Loisa. Yes it was a very thought provoking sculpture.
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Great take on the theme. Love the bright colors.
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Thanks very much Jeff I appreciate your comments.
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That’s amazing!! I’ve never heard of this. Excellent swarm!
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Thanks Desley. 🙂
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So beautiful this Swarm of colorful beads is 🙂
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Thanks Sreejith, they are colourful that’s for sure 🙂
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Loved your photo and interpretation of the assignment.
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Thanks so much Lucile.
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What a cool photo and great interpretation. I lived in Sydney for four years and used to love the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition so this is also a lovely remonder, thank you!
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Thanks Andy for your comment and your follow they are very much appreciated. That was my first visit to the sculptures but I hope to visit again. 😀
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My pleasure and I will enjoy reading your posts 🙂
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Great. I love that last shot: wonderful Dof and the colours are fantastic (in all of your shots).
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Thanks CG for your comments they are really appreciated 🙂
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Neat! Love the closeup shots. I saw a similar design as well in WA’s sculpture by the sea exhibit. Unfortunately, i didnt take the time to realise what it meant back then, so thank you for bringing it to light!
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Your very welcome. It may have been the same sculpture as the artist is from WA. Appreciate your comments muchly 😀
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Can you hear us cheering? This is great! Plastic is just so deadly…
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Haha thanks so much 2 geeks 🙂 it was a very interesting piece that really hits home about waste and where it ends up. A very visual one. Glad you liked it.
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Yes, thanks. The trouble with plastic in our oceans, however, is that it never “ends up.” It breaks down and is fatally ingested by birds, turtles and other critters. You’ll probably like this book (fun reading about a disturbing topic): “Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,8000 Bath Toys Lost as Sea and the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, including the Author,Who Went in Search of Them”. True! 28,800 yellow rubber duckies fell off a container ship from China– bobbing their merry (!) way through Alaska, to the Atlantic and beyond. :)http://www.amazon.com/Moby-Duck-Beachcombers-Oceanographers-Environmentalists-Including/dp/0143120506
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Thanks will check that one out. How bizarre
:)!
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Great take on the theme and really interesting photos – wish the colours hadn’t been quite so bright – a washed out look may have suggested this was found, recycled plastic. Only IMO 🙂
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Yes interesting thought. It makes you realise that to get that number of bottle caps the artist would have bought all of them new therefore in her own way adding to overconsumption herself.
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Beautiful sculpture via your lens! Powerful messages through the sculpture! Thank you, Kaz.
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Thanks Amy yes it was a very interesting piece that I was going to put in a post about all the sculptures but I think better on its own so fit the bill perfectly for swarm as well as having a clear message at the same time 🙂
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That is a great idea, Kaz! 🙂
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Really great interpretation with a good message too. Amazing photos and colours!
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Thanks Debbie I appreciate your comments 🙂
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An greatt shot of a wonderfully thought provoking sculpture. 🙂 I love all the colours!
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Interesting and thought provoking photos with a reminder to us all about our environment – and perfect for the assignment.
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Thanks Barb, as always I really appreciate your comments 🙂
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To me, one of the photos looks like a mermaid laying in despair on the beach. Maybe all the bottle caps she used were obtained through a recycling project. That would still let them be bright.
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It does a bit doesn’t it! I would like to think they were recycled but not sure… would be interesting to know otherwise it defeats the purpose. 🙂
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You post the most interesting shots, Karen! Great interpretation of the theme and educational at the same time. Amazingly sad the destruction we humans do…
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Sometimes I feel a bit quirky but I like interesting lol…..but then that sort of sums up the sculptures by the sea exhibition, it was interesting and other than the swarm of people, which as you know I try to avoid taking pictures of, this was the only theme that was repetitive enough to be called a swarm. It was interesting reading the information by the artist and how much we use and where it ends up!
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I love quirky 🙂
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Amazing sculpture. It always amazes me where people draw their inspiration from.
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I know, it was an interesting exhibit 🙂
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