Mar de Plástico
Plastic Sea
The surrounding area of Almería in southern Spain produces 90%* of Europe’s fruit and vegetables, despite being the most arid area in Europe. To do this, the optimum conditions are artificially maintained under a canopy of plastic, allowing crops to be produced all year round.
A short research film to go accompany writing that appears in [ECO][LOGICAL][NOMICS]. It uses acombination of aerial and ground level footage and images taken in Almeria and the surrounding area.
A short research film to go accompany writing that appears in [ECO][LOGICAL][NOMICS]. It uses acombination of aerial and ground level footage and images taken in Almeria and the surrounding area.
*from the 2012 documentary SAN AGUSTIN: LOW TIDE ON THE PLASTIC SEA
