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Shipwreck III (2018-2020) continues my investigation of the myriad ways that plastic waste has invaded our natural landscapes. As elsewhere, I find the tensions and juxtapositions of this issue intriguing. There is nothing inherently ugly in a plastic container, so why do we perceive it as so when we come across one in nature?

 In these videos, I probe this question by littering hundreds of multicolored cups in otherwise virgin landscapes. What results is, to me, a beautiful scene composed of the visual unification of a victimizer with its victim. Afterwards, I clean up the cups, erasing the signs of my transgression and returning the scene to its pristine state. Thus, this performance highlights in a personal way the problem of plastic waste, a reflection upon this problem, and a thoughtful act that solves it.

Shipwreck III (Swimming pool)

Photographic action

2018

Shipwreck III (Vilanova de Sau)

Photographic action

2019

Shipwreck III (Pont de Malafogassa)

Photographic action

2019

Shipwreck III, Vilanova de Sau, 2019

Performing artist: Nathalie Rey

Video: José Luis García Tercero

Video monocanal

Format: MP4 (LPCM)

Resolution: C4K/24p UHD 3840 x 2160 px

Duration: 08:07 min

Shipwreck III (Wall of dried stone 1)

Photographic action

2019

Shipwreck III, Muro de piedra seca 4, 2019

Performing artist: Nathalie Rey

Video: José Luis García Tercero

Video monocanal

Format: MP4 (LPCM)

Resolution: FHD/25p 1920 x1080 px

Duration: 03:21 min

Shipwreck III (Monte de la Virgen Blanca)

Photographic action

2019

Shipwreck III (Cabezo de la Cobertera)

Photographic action

2019

Shipwreck III, Cabezo de la Cobertera, 2019

Performing artist: Nathalie Rey

Video: José Luis García Tercero

Video monocanal

Format: MP4 (LPCM)

Resolution: FHD/25p 1920x1080 px

Duration: 06:03 min

Shipwreck III (The dead Oak)

Photographic action

2020

Shipwreck III (Jeanne)

Photographic action

2020

Shipwreck III (Port Skeul)

Photographic action

2020

Shipwreck III, Belle Isle en Mer, 2021

Performing artist: Nathalie Rey

Video: José Luis García Tercero

Video monocanal

Format: MP4 (LPCM)

Resolution: FHD/25p 1920x1080 px

Duration: 03:56 min

Shipwreck III (Cap de Grills)

Photographic action

2020

Shipwreck III (Cortijada Los Gázquez)

Photographic action

2021

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