7th CONTINENT

Four to twelve million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into the oceans every year. In total, more than 1400 marine species are impacted either directly by ingesting macro plastics, or indirectly by micro plastics or by bacteria and viruses that develop on plastics.

Concerned by this plague, Françoise Dagorn created the 7th continent series. Her figurative paintings with coloured pigments are reminiscent of plastic particles. She floods her oceans with beautiful, shimmering colours in order to draw the eye and raise awareness of the pollution generated by this waste. Thus, in her works, the marine animals disappear little by little behind this 7th continent.