The Blue Rivers

By Lei Yuke

Focus on the textile industrial water pollution issue of China. I try to show the horrendous data in a more visible and symbolic way and involve people start to introspect themselves and change to choose a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.

Featured image of the project The Blue Rivers

Metaphor used:

I want to use the blue water to represent textile industrial wastewater because jeans are one of the most serious and visible examples. The amount of blue water related to the more consumption of water. The action ‘screwing’ is compared to the process of the discharge of pollutants. The blue traces after water flew past will represent some rivers in China, which is polluted by textile industrial wastewater. The blue stains on the bare feet mean the toxic chemicals in the wastewater will damage our health.

Intended Meaning:

In this info-poetry, I want to show the horrendous data in more artistic and visible ways and involve people attach importance to the existing problem. It will be great if the viewers start to introspect themselves and change to choose a more environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle.

Source:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265893071_Textile_dyeing_industry_an_environmental_hazard