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CROSS COURSE COLLABORATION PROJECT

This project is an attempt to reform part of the Norfolk coastline by highlighting the obvious and damaging man-made pollution issues that surround yet blend the rich habitat that is Cove Hihth beach. After previous projects I have done there I noticed that there is a large amount of man-made building material and waste scattered around this beautiful sanctuary, the waste disturbs the habitat and also is a harsh reminder of the impacts human intervention has on our natural surroundings. 

 This project is a collaboration with 3 other like minded graphics students who I brought on board as i thought they could help me try and take action on this large problem. The idea for the project was to mark out intervals up and down the beach and collect any man-made or waste materials that we found and the use them as pieces for a site specific sculptural installation in which we would create a wall only comprising of those materials. The wall would act as a barrier in which the audience and participators (although unknowingly participating) could not ignore as the issue was confronting them head on. The concept is that these people would otherwise ignore the amount of pollution that the beach holds as there is fragments spread out across the stretch of coastline but if they are confronted by this installation it isnt as easy to ignore. 

 This project is still in its initial stages of being developed and I am still well and truly in the thought process stage with it but the concept so far has been really exciting for me as I dont only want to comment on an issue i want to actively seek out to take action. Ideally i would want hundreds of people that could all collaborate together and help create this peice of land art that would act as a monumental reminder of these ever growing and ever present environmental issues.

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