Poster Design

I submitted with the United States International Poster Biennial

Recognizing the profound link between society and environmental degradation, my understanding of this issue deepened after encountering a sobering 2024 Science article.

It’s alarming how readily that we embrace plastic products while often overlooking their destructive footprint on the Earth’s ecology. Therefore, this disconnect fueled my decision on the microplastics for the topic of poster I was trying to design and submit for competition.

To illustrate this narrative, I’ve drawn inspiration from the haunting melody and lyrics of “[Where Have All the Flowers Gone],” reimagining it with “plastic” and “microplastics” in place of “flowers.” The adapted lyrics adopt a sarcastic voice to depict the lifecycle of plastic: from its human origins and widespread adoption to its relentless accumulation in the natural world, its centuries-long fragmentation into microplastics, and its silent invasion of global ecosystems via rivers, oceans, and air, inflicting irreparable harm on the environment, countless creatures, and human health itself.