ES Hub, ES Office and Hallways
Art is powerful. It has the ability to communicate important social, political and environmental issues in a way that is loud and unyielding in its resolve and at the same time playful and beautiful in its approach. Can’t You Sea @ ISB? is an exhibition of ES art that brings awareness to one of our world’s most immediate and biggest environmental problems: plastic ocean pollution. The ocean contains an estimated 150 million tons of plastic, with 8 million tons added annually—equivalent to a garbage truck load every minute (2015 study). Plastic ocean pollution injures and kills marine life, spreads toxins and poses a potential threat to human health. This global environmental issue has been dramatically elevated in recent years, and the ES art team is proud to become a part of the conversation by bringing ocean plastic pollution awareness to ISB.
Can’t You Sea @ ISB? is an exhibition of ARTifacts created by every student in the elementary school. The works are created with ceramics, drawings, and collage. Discarded plastic is used as both an artistic medium and as subject matter. While helping make the world a better place by keeping plastic and other pollutants out of our oceans, beaches and waterways, the young artists are bringing awareness to this increasing environmental threat.
A video of this exhibition will be available and sent home to the wider community at a later date. Please take some time to discuss the important issues highlighted throughout the exhibition with your families and friends. Special thanks to Khun Apple and the B&G team, Khun Noi, Khun Somsa and Khun Toom.
johannan@isb.ac.th, kylieh@isb.ac.th
