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Retreat (of the sea ice)

 
retreat of the sea ice

Plastic Materials:


shopping bags
newspaper bags
bubble wrap
shrink wrap
trash bags
hot glue
PVC pipe
Styrofoam head
stocking
air-filled bags
tablecloth

Size:
61 x 28 x 19 inches

The title of this sculpture, Retreat (of the sea ice) makes reference to Global Warming
and the melting of the polar ice caps.

Following a record-breaking season of Arctic sea ice decline in 2007, NASA scientists watched the Arctic closely. Although the melt season did not break the record for ice loss, durring a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster than at any time in history.

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