Next up in MOCA’s environmental programming series

Plastic pollution is wreaking havoc on our health and the health of the planet. An estimated 359 million tons or more of plastics enter markets around the world each year; only 9% is recycled and none of it ever fully goes away. From bottles to microplastics, it is now prevalent in our waterways, oceans, soils, bloodstreams, and atmosphere. The effects of this pollution are vast and varied, including trashed waterways, destruction of marine life, inhibited water uptake by plants in agricultural soils and forests, and even decreased sperm counts and increased estrogenification of human hormones.

This panel discussion brings together a range of artists and advocates to discuss the multithreaded hydra that is plastics pollution and how we can get our hands around it. Participants include Melissa Aguayo, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Reusable LA coalition and US Coordinator for Break Free From Plastic; installation artist and sculptor Liz Larner, whose deep, research-based practice explores problems such as the pervasive and exponential presence of plastic in the world; artist Hugo McCloud, whose mixed-media works addresses issues of class, labor, geopolitics, and the environmental impact of plastic; and Erica Montelongo, a local climate justice and youth advocate, artist, and community composter working to support communities that are the most impacted by pollution and climate change. The panel is organized and facilitated by activist and organizer Calla Rose Ostrander.

Advanced timed tickets required