This mosaic was was created using plastic straws from a collection of over 4,000 that were removed from the Anacostia River in one day. The piece was created to support The Anacostia Watershed Society, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, in raising awareness about the impact of single-use plastics on the environment. The mosaic depicts a vision of the now-polluted river as swimmable and fishable in the foreseeable future.
DC Department of Energy and Environment, permanent collection
Featured in:
- NPR
- NBC Washington
- Smithsonian Institution Archives blog
- The Washington Post Express
- Telemundo
- DCist
7' x 2.5' x 2.5'
