http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/marine-debris-anchorage-musuem_n_4853873.html

Museum Exhibit Gives Perspective To Marine Debris Through Science And
Art (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | by Brianna Elliott
Posted: 02/26/2014 12:28 pm EST Updated: 02/26/2014 12:59 pm EST

What's the strangest piece of trash you've ever found on the beach?
Whether it was as small as a bottle cap or as random as a Pez dispenser,
we've all stumbled upon this plastic garbage -- and probably overlooked it.

The Anchorage Museum is shedding light on marine plastics through a
7,500-square-foot exhibition titled "Gyre: The Plastic Ocean." It's
intended to bridge the gap between science and art, man and the ocean --
and put this epidemic into perspective. Some of the trash featured in
the 80 pieces of artwork was collected during a 2013 scientific
expedition that examined marine debris in Alaska. The exhibit also
features interpretive panels, films and interactive displays, so there
is something for everyone.

“Humankind has certainly imposed its footprint on this landscape, but we
have not ruined it,” Anchorage Museum director and exhibition curator
Julie Decker said in a press release. “Plastic is a modern material, so
this is a modern and recent problem. That means there are things we can
do, individually and collectively, to reverse the impacts.&rdqu