The original image disturbed me because it was the perfect example of how animals suffer and adapt to the pollution caused by human beings. Forced to make a home out of his garbage filled environment the swan constructed a nest made out of grass and garbage. The water surrounding the swan is murky and polluted, yet the swan has managed to adapt to its surroundings so that it can lay eggs and protect his nest. For my digital remix, I wanted to show a scene in which people and animals can live together in harmony. I removed the garbage from the swan’s nest and cleaned out the murky water. On the wall behind the swan, I superimposed a piece of environmental graffiti by Anna Garforth. This was to show a world in which humans not only care for the environment, but express their concern through environmentally friendly art.
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Artist Unknown, Pollution: A Mute Swan has built a nest using plastic garbage. Retrieved August 1st, 2009.
