Making an invisible problem visible
Plastic pollution is one of the most persistent threats to coastal communities. It builds up in oceans, enters food chains and damages the ecosystems that tourism, fisheries and livelihoods depend on — yet in daily life it often goes unnoticed.
Plastic Planet answered that with a powerful ocean wave constructed from plastic, symbolising both the scale of marine plastic pollution and its constant movement through ecosystems and human life. Placed in the centre of Diani, it turned an abstract global issue into a visible local reality.
Impact
Over its year on display the installation reached a wide audience: residents met it in their daily routines and visitors experienced it as part of the destination. It sparked informal learning, conversation and reflection — and its temporary nature reinforced the urgency and fragility of marine ecosystems.
The project showed how public art can be a powerful tool for environmental education.
