Plastic Ocean

Singaporean artist, Tan Zi Xi, branched away from illustration design to creating large scale installations when she was given an opportunity three years ago. As part of an exhibition with Singapore Art Museum, Zi Xi debuted her work, Plastic Ocean, for the first time last year. This immersive installation invited the viewer into a room that creates a floating effect of an ocean with the aid of tons of plastic. The artist refurnishes her installation at Sassoon Dock, by transforming it contextually and also by adding site-specific elements. “It was amazing to me how over here, I could easily buy and recycle the plastic from Dharavi, while it was very difficult to source it back in Singapore”, explains the artist. Working with about 400kgs of plastic found within the local geography, the artist opens a pathway for Mumbai to reconnect with the ignored plight hidden inside its coasts.