Artist Claudio Garzón found himself picking up plastic debris gathered from walks along the Los Angeles River and creating beautiful sculptures out of the debris.
He began teaching art students how to make their own with the intention that they’d learn about ocean conservation at the same time.
The L.A. River stretches almost 50 miles from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach. Claudio Garzón lives several blocks from the river, not far from the area where it meets the Pacific. A net there is supposed to catch ocean-bound debris, but small plastic particles still get through, Garzón said.
Garzón co-founded a nonprofit called Save Oceans and Seas, or SOS for short to bring attention to local debris accumulation. In addition, he’s collaborated with several ocean advocacy groups, including Heal the Bay in Santa Monica and the San Francisco-based organization Sea Stewards to support awareness campaigns.
“The awareness and attention these pieces have received has been overwhelming,” he said.
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