Birds of a Feather, Megan Stonestreet

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Birds of a Feather, 2020
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: plastic waste; papier-mâché; recycled window screen
Credit line: Courtesy of the artist
Accession number: T2020.154
Not on display

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Backyard Bash: Conference of the Birds
Stonestreet’s papier-mâché albatross is a messenger from the seas, carrying with it a dire warning about plastic pollution and its impact on seabirds. Stonestreet explains, “As the weather erodes the papier-mâché of the bird, its wire frame will begin to show, revealing a stomach made out of recycled window screen filled with bits of plastic trash.” The albatross skims the ocean surface for food, picking up plastics it cannot digest. With 90% of the world’s seabirds consuming plastic today, little room is left for nutritious food, resulting in death from starvation on a massive scale.

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