Shreds of plastic and garlands of waste adorn the walls of “We will All Perish and Plastic is Forever” — an immersive art installation created by US-born Iraqi artist Maria Nissan — at Amman’s newly opened Recycle Art Festival.
“I wanted to recreate the experience that you have when you are swimming in Aqaba, and you are surrounded by trash everywhere,” Nissan told Al-Monitor. A self-described “artivist,” Nissan transforms trash into art “to challenge our consumerist behaviors and their environmental consequences.”
