Plastic from the Abyss

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Plastic from the Abyss imagines an anglerfish emerging from the darkness of the ocean floor into an environment transformed by human waste.

The work began with materials collected from Sardinian beaches. Plastic fragments, cables and discarded objects were assembled to construct the fish, while a painted sequence of concentric bands creates the sensation of depth and spreading light.

A real light bulb replaces the luminous prey associated with the anglerfish. The creature appears drawn towards it, only to reveal a seabed inhabited by the remnants of human consumption. Light therefore becomes both attraction and warning: it guides the viewer into the scene while exposing what has entered even the most remote marine ecosystems.

The fish is built from the same discarded matter that threatens its habitat. This material contradiction lies at the centre of the work. Plastic is not used merely to represent pollution; it becomes the body of the creature forced to live within it.

Plastic from the Abyss explores the distance between human activity and its consequences. What disappears from sight does not cease to exist: it travels, accumulates and resurfaces in environments we imagine to be beyond our reach.
Year 2022
Dimensions 180 × 150 × 30 cm
Materials Recovered beach plastics, discarded objects, electrical cables, light bulb, screws, pine wood panel, spray paint and acrylic paint
Rarity Unique work
Medium Illuminated wall sculpture
Signature Hand-signed by the artist
Certificate of Authenticity Included
Frame Not required
Available for acquisition​​​​​​​
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Scoobafish standing behind the illuminated Plastic from the Abyss assemblage in a darkened studio.
Plastic from the Abyss installed with its reclaimed-plastic anglerfish and glowing lure.
Close view of the Plastic from the Abyss anglerfish assembled from discarded plastic objects.
Detail of the anglerfish head, eye, teeth and layered plastic components in Plastic from the Abyss.
Illuminated detail of the anglerfish eye and teeth emerging from darkness.
Glowing bulb surrounded by concentric painted rings in the Plastic from the Abyss installation.
Luminous eye, fins and lure of Plastic from the Abyss visible in complete darkness.
Discarded plastic objects and mechanical components forming the body of the anglerfish.
Work in progress
Discarded plastic objects among rocks and coastal vegetation beside the Sardinian sea.
Scoobafish painting concentric rings around the illuminated lure during construction.
Plastic from the Abyss under construction during a test of the illuminated lure.
Colour palette developed for the painted background of Plastic from the Abyss.
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