Visionary Beach Bum Creates Floating Island from Plastic Bottles

British artist and eco-futurist Richard Sowa is working on what he believes one day will become an independent nation drifting on the oceans. His island is located in the Caribbean coast of Mexico, and Consists of thousands of plastic bottles, covered with mangroves and tropical vegetation. He also built a house on the island.

September 24, 2012 | Categories: architecture, art, enviromentalism | Tags: architecture, art, bottles, floating, future, garbage, island, junk, litter, micronation, plastic, recycling, rubbish, sustainable, tropical, visionary | Leave a comment