Maassive Pollution - a bridge over a vortex of plastic waste found at the Maas River. For the exhibition of Machtige Maas in Venlo Limburgs Museum, I built a huge kinetic artwork. While crossing this bridge, mass tumbles beneath your feet, the waste flows like a river, but only the assumption of water remains. Together with a group of volunteers from Maascleanup, we collected a lot of garbage, mostly plastics.
My idea was to walk from my workplace in Maastricht to the museum in phases, collecting the waste along the way for 82 km and, of course ironically hoping I would not find enough to finish my artwork. However, after 3 km of collecting on the banks and shores of the Maas, I had over 2,5 cubic meters of plastic waste. For example, three shopping trolleys full of shoes alone, not mentioning the amounts of bottles, toys, mouthmasks, car tires and so much more.
A transparent staircase and bridge made out of recycled acrylic glass from a race circuit in Zandvoort, takes you in to this immersive space, where you can experience the colourful horror condensed in this exhibit.