“Trash Turtle”
In the photo Trash Turtle by Stefan Kraft you can see the turtle being used as a trash can. My first impression of the image was pure sadness as unfortunately, this is what our earth has come to. The image shows us pollution in the ocean and how sea creatures are swallowing plastic and other garbage becoming literal garbage cans and eventually dying. The theme I choose is collaboration as I believe if everyone were to work together we could start to prevent this and find alternative ways to recycle. The background of the image is the ocean and it gets darker the lower it goes I think the darkness represents the awful situation with pollution but as it goes up it starts to lighten possibly meaning there is still hope to fix this if we collaborate and work together to fix this. The turtle looks visibly uncomfortable and it’s staring directly into the viewer’s eyes almost like it is reaching out for help. On the shell of the turtle, you see a symbol of a man throwing away trash just like you would see on an actual garbage can showing that these creatures are becoming actual garbage cans. The turtle is just floating around looking extremely depressed. Pollution is a very serious ongoing issue it has a huge impact on marine life including the fish the humans eat can get affected. The marine life will often mistake garbage such as food wrappers, plastic bags, and fishing gear the artist is most likely showing tats how the turtle managed to get all the plastic inside of him. Overall pollution is a horrible thing and the artist is bringing awareness. 