Fish Supper
Rosie Issitt
Print Price: £44.18
Original Price: £870.00
This art piece is created by the artist for the the advancement and funding of solutions toward the ecological problems of Ghost Fishing.
Fishing gear is one of the most damaging forms of plastic pollution as it is designed to trap marine life. It entangles marine mammals and fishes, smothers habitats and even threatens human life. There is also a subsequent impact of ghost fishing, where discarded nets and pots trap one organism, which then acts as a baited trap enticing other animals in.
We know that fishing gear is one of the most commonly found items on beaches and that it contributes nearly half of the floating plastic found in the Pacific gyre, but we do not have a robust estimate of how much fishing gear is lost on a global scale and where the most problematic regions are. This information is crucial for improving management and mitigation of this plastic waste. We need to assess what data we have available in order to understand where to focus our reduction efforts.
We welcome solutions that target this problem both at a practical level and research level. We are keen to hear proposed solutions from companies such as diving organisations or NGO’s in the ocean sector, that have existing operations. Academics focusing on marine sciences are also encouraged to put forward detailed research proposals that will positively add value to this vast challenge.
Additional information
| Category | Ocean |
|---|---|
| Original size | |
| Print Size | 30.5 x 40.6cm |
| Medium | Painting |
| Material | Acrylic on wood board |
| Rarity | Unique |
| Signature | Signed in bottom corner of painting |
Rosie is an artist and writer based in Norfolk. She studied Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts, where she was awarded the Vernon Crowther Prize for her degree show. Her exhibition featured a series of works reflecting on her relationship with the landscape of her childhood, on Dartmoor. Rosie is now a creative facilitator working at the intersection between art and ecology.
Through motifs of the everyday and inspired by the natural world, her works hold narratives of belonging, interconnection, and embodiment. Her practice explores and celebrates the intrinsic connection we all share with our environment, meditating on the coalescence between human beings, and everything else. Working primarily with print, paint, and ink, Rosie draws from folklore and ancient iconography to create a visual dialogue that connects to both her personal life and a broader cultural heritage.
Other works by Rosie Issitt
Other works for protecting our Oceans
Hidden beneath the waves
Courtenay Kusito
Goldfish Vortex
Sajida Asif
Entangled memory
Anna Akhvlediani
I see only nets swim. Where are the fish?
Mari Ipliktsiadou
Tis the sport to have the engineer
Mopher Crook