Water Pollution- an exhibition by Jaclyn Reidy
Opening Reception: Friday August 19, 2011 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. free and open to the public Exhibition Dates: Friday August 19th - Wednesday August 31st www.govst.edu/gallery regular gallery hours: Monday and Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Tuesday 1-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday 5-9 p.m. Artist Statement Water Pollution The images I create evolve from littered waste and debris that I have witnessed in waterways. Being drawn to water and its pristine blue hues in lakes and oceans, I chose to focus on water pollution because it is harmful to the natural resource itself as well as marine organisms and humans that consume those affected organisms as food. Water pollution also contaminates drinking water, which is essential for humans to thrive. From my observation of polluted waterways, I researched more in-depth information on water pollution as well as images of polluted water and marine organisms, both healthy and infected, from books and the internet. I use those images as references, an...