1826 Gallery

Plastic ice-lolly wrappers with syringes collected from single visits to three different beaches on Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island & the New Territories. Includes; seahorse, dolphin, elephant, crocodile, pig, cat, bear & fruits, with Chinese New Year animals; snake, rabbit & pig. (Recovered from Waterfall Bay & Tong Fuk Beach 2013, Lung Kwu Tan 2014).

Miniature plastic waste imitation sticky rice packages found in the sea. Zongzi or zong are traditionally made from bamboo leaves and thrown into the sea as part of the dragon boat festival in Hong Kong (Recovered from Tai O beach, Lantau Island, November 2013).

150 tonnes of pre-production plastic pellets (nurdles) spilt from a cargo container during Typhoon Vicente on 23 July 2012 adds to Hong Kong's waste issues in the sea and on its beaches.The image mirrors the night sky on the day of the spillage & includes nurdles recovered from six of the worst affected beaches.

Discarded cigarette lighters make reference to our single use throw away society. The panda a national emblem of China represents endangered species & faces away from the group symbolising mother nature turning its back on man's inability to take ownership of its waste. (Lighters recovered from various beaches in Hong Kong over the past three years).

A collection of different species of discarded artificial flowers that would not exist at the same flowering time in nature should not be found in the ocean. The flowers were recovered from various beaches in Hong Kong over the past three years (Includes; lotus flowers, leaves & petals, peony, carnation, rose, blossom, holly, ferns, castor & ivy leaves).

Ten objects of municipal waste collected from ten different beaches relate to Hong Kong's traditional ten layered New Year's dish, Poon Choi. Collected from ten different beaches in Hong Kong during November 2013 (Includes; child's sandal, retail mannequin hand, race duck, ribbon, spectacle frame, toy dinosaur, fishing float, shipping tag, pocket game & toy boat).

Waste plastic packaging from single-use food and drink items, with household products alongside medical and hazardous waste. Takeaway food packaging lies next to a bottle of bleach and a confectionery
phone packet implies communication in the need for change (Includes; plastic bottle tops & bottles, plastic gift wrap from Shenzhen miniature village, condoms, and an antibiotic IV bag).

Representing 52 tonnes of polystyrene foam dining ware that goes into landfill EVERY DAY in Hong Kong. Foam pieces of varying sizes litter every beach and shoreline in Hong Kong. Recovered from a single visit to five different beaches over one week in 2013 (Includes; polystyrene dining ware, packaging, balls, toys and fishing related debris).

Recovered toys, action heroes and transformers reflect inadequate disposal of children's play. The message is to create awareness to TRANSFORM the habits and behaviour of the younger generation in Hong Kong, with the emphasis being to take action (Includes ACTION figures and transformers recovered from various beaches over three years).

Marine plastic debris collected from the Soko Islands represents the contours of the beaches and islands where the waste was collected. Debris recovered from the Soko Islands after one visit. (Includes; medical, agricultural, and fishing related waste, whilst highlighting the dragon & fan, symbolic items within the Chinese culture).