| Title | Plastic Currents |
| Artist / Creator | Mari Eckstein Gower |
| Artist's Nationality | United States |
| Place of Publication | Redmond, WA |
| Publication Date | 2014 |
| Contributors | Collaboration with Shari Wetherby |
| Process / Technique | Inkjet printing |
| Structure / Binding | Sewn signatures with tipped in pages |
| Medium / Materials | Recycled plastic netting, bubble wrap and bamboo |
| Paper Stock | Superfine cover |
| Number of Pages | 20 |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 11 x 8.5 x 1 inches |
| Edition Size | Edition of 20 |
| Signed & Numbered | Yes |
I am interested in learning more about ocean ecology. One of the best ways I know to understand an issue is to use it as an inspiration for research into an artist book. For this piece I concentrated on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. As often happens with issues I research, the scope expanded beyond my original bounds. For the fabrication of this piece I collaborated with Shari Wetherby, who is interested in combining different folding structures and unconventional materials into books.
Artist Bio
Mari Eckstein Gower lives and works on her artist books in Redmond, WA. She incorporates her love of images and words in her artwork, experimenting with new forms for combining the two. She studied painting and humanities at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate University.