11.22.2021

Exhibition|12.1 - 2022.1.6_2021 World Press Photo 展覽預告 / 加州海獅與口罩共游


2021世界新聞攝影展World Press Photo

Studio 94 / 12.1-2022.1.6 / 10am-6pm
12.1我們將以導覽一群音樂系的學生作為今年的開幕活動。
12.31深夜我們將在特別的跨年活動中進行一場微光中的導覽。

照片圖說|

環境議題單幅第一名 / Ralph Pace (美國)

11月19日美國加州蒙特雷的防波堤潛水點,一隻加州海獅游向一個口罩。
加州海獅是種頑皮的動物,原生地為北美西部。隨著加州實施COVID-19禁令後,有著大量野生動物的郊外與風景區成為當地旅遊的熱門景點。許多國家強制規定在戶外需配戴口罩,世界各地的類似景點都處處可見亂丟的口罩。據BBC報導,自疫情爆發以來,每月大約消耗掉1290億個一次性口罩以及650億個拋棄式手套。個人防疫用品會被鳥類、魚類、海洋哺乳動物與其他動物誤食。而這些含有塑膠成份的製品成為每年八百萬噸塑膠垃圾的一部份,最終流入海洋。

Environment 1st Prize Singles / Ralph Pace (United States)

A California sea lion swims towards a face mask at the Breakwater dive site in Monterey,California, USA, on 19 November.
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) are playful animals, native to western North America. With COVID-19 lockdowns in place across California, outdoor and natural beauty spots with plenty of wildlife became a popular focus for local travel. In many countries the wearing of face masks outdoors was obligatory. Similar destinations around the world became littered with abandoned masks. The BBC reported an estimated 129 billion disposable face masks and 65 billion throwaway gloves being used each month through the pandemic. Such personal protective equipment (PPE) can be mistaken for food by birds, fish, marine mammals, and other animals. PPE also contains plastic, and so contributes to the eight million tons of plastic that end up in the oceans every year.