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In the past large amounts of driftwood could be collected at Kamilo Beach in Hawaii. Today, it is mainly plastic that drifts ashore – from large visible objects to microplastics that float in the sea. Here you can find the Anthropocene rock type, plastiglomerate. Plastiglomerate occurs when the heat from lava flows, forest fires or bonfires on the beach melts minerals and plastic in the environment together. In 2012, geologist Patricia Corcoran and visual artist Kelly Jazvac collected and exhibited pieces of plastiglomerate*. 18. Hawaii is inspired by this - an attempt to draw distant Hawaii closer. A home-melted plastiglomerate with an everyday expression**.
*"Hawaiian pizza is a pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple and ham. Some versions may also include peppers, mushrooms or bacon. The first pizza of this type was made by Sam Panopoulos in 1962 in Chatham-Kent, Canada.” From Wikipedia
**www.e-flux.com