Project Change – Images Series by Katia Gait

Did you know about 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water? Yet we’re still unable to see how much damage we’ve done to the sea. So, Katia Gait decided to explore how consumerism has damaged the environment under the ocean.

In 2015, the UN recognised that 11-26 million tonnes of fish have been caught illegally, unreported, and unregulated. That’s worth £7-17 billion worth of economic value. Then, there are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic waste estimated to be in our oceans.

The water might be transparent, but we cannot see clearly how much the marine ecosystem is vital to us. We still managed to throw our waste product into the sea despite how people are willing to catch our seafood illegally.

There is a quote to soften our sorrow when we break up with someone that ‘there are plenty fishes in the sea’. Soon we will not have enough life in the sea, and it’s not a breakup from someone we will be sorrowed about. It will be about how we’re breaking up this world.

Katia Gait has reimaged how our food would be like if we kept disposal of our waste with minimal attentiveness. She names her project “Project Change,” hoping to raise awareness and make positive change. Hopefully, people who can see her images will not throw this into the water. But instead, shine the light towards it so we can see the water crystal clear like how it should be.

Click here to see all the images.

Written, Edited, and Published by Krisana Polyotha

BA(Hons) Media Production

Solent Media