《Whale in Love》

名称:恋爱中的鲸鱼

材料:来自海洋的15吨塑料垃圾，钢铁

地点:台湾高雄市

尺寸:高18米，宽18米(鳍到鳍)，直径12米

经营范围:公共艺术，装置

状态:已完成

客户:台湾高雄市政府

活动主办单位:新方向文化传播有限公司

工程合作伙伴:Archasia

制造合作伙伴:新价值建筑股份有限公司

摄影:Adam Lai

“《Whale in Love》是为什么我们需要改变如何使用和处理当今世界的塑料的一个具体例子。” -Lesley Chang, STUDIOKCA负责人

描述:

15吨回收的塑料垃圾通过高雄市民的努力收集，转化为一只从高雄历史悠久的爱河中冲出的7层楼高的鲸鱼——提醒人们，现在仍有1.5亿吨塑料垃圾漂浮在我们的水域中，以及一个国家坚定不移地确保这个问题不再被忽视和被忽略...

与台湾最大的港口所在地高雄市以及当地工程师、制造商和志愿者团队合作，STUDIOKCA着手将从海洋和水道中回收的15吨塑料转化为台湾有史以来最大的环境雕塑——高达7层楼、1:1比例的鲸鱼，名为“Whale in Love”。

科学家估计现在海洋中有1.5亿吨塑料垃圾，每年新增约800万吨。这意味着，与鲸鱼相比，我们城市产生的塑料垃圾在海洋中的数量更多...

“鲸鱼是水中最大的动物，用塑料垃圾制作一只真实大小的鲸鱼，从水中跃出朝着海岸线游向，似乎是唤起人们对海洋塑料问题关注的好方法。”——Jason Klimoski，STUDIOKCA负责人

Whale in Love

NAME: Whale in Love

Material: 15 tons of plastic waste from the Ocean, steel

LOCATION: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

SIZE: 18m high, 18m wide (fin to fin), 12m diameter

SCOPE: Public Art, Installation

STATUS: Completed

Client: City of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Event Organizer: New Aspect Promotion Corporation

Engineering Partner: Archasia

Fabrication Partner: New Value Construction

Photographs: Adam Lai

"Whale in Love is a physical example of why we need to change how we use and dispose of plastic in the world today" -Lesley Chang, Principal, STUDIOKCA

DESCRIPTION:

15 tons of recycled plastic waste, collected through the effort of the citizens of Kaohsiung and turned into a 7 story tall whale breaching from Kaohsiung’s historic Love River- a reminder of the 150,000,000 tons of plastic waste still swimming in our waters, and one country’s determination to make sure this problem doesn’t stay hidden and ignored…

Working with the city of Kaohsiung, home to Taiwan’s largest port, and a team of local engineers, fabricators, and volunteers, StudioKCA set about turning 15 tons of collected plastic pulled from oceans and waterways by local groups into the largest environmental sculpture ever created in Taiwan, the 7 story tall, 1:1 scale whale called “Whale in Love”

Scientists estimate there are 150 million tons of plastic waste in the ocean right now, with an estimated 8 million tons added every year.That means, pound for pound, there is more plastic waste from our cities swimming in the ocean than there are whales…

“A whale is the largest animal in the water, and to see a life-sized whale made from plastic waste, breaching from the water towards the shoreline seemed like a good way to call attention to the problem of plastic in our oceans.    ” –Jason Klimoski, Principal, Studiokca