This image is created in response to this problem, to acknowledge plastic’s poisonous effects and continue to spread awareness.

As an individual, i can take action to change the fate of our world’s oceans.

As an artist I feel responsible to present the story of our oceans in ways that engage a global audience and create awareness that leads to the necessary action.

Today 160,000 plastic bags are used globally every second.

Each bag takes hundreds of years to break down, which means they remain in the environment long after we have finished with them, blighting cities, choking rivers and filling the oceans.

If current levels of plastic use persist, by 2050 there will be more plastic by weight in the sea than fish.

The Swan is connected with water. It is a symbol of purity, beauty, grace, divination and love. The swan acts as a messenger of faith. A totem animal, capable of bringing transformation and light into wounds to be healed.

Photography by Paola Idrontino | www.papayapie.com | @paolaidrontinoart

Messenger of light