Sustainability is becoming incredibly important now throughout the world due to the current state of the environment. Many artists from the art community have chosen to be much more vocal in trying to get across the message of how important it is to be sustainable in their way of living. With the fashion industry there is a massive problem with fast fashion. “the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has calculated the fashion industry produces 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, while it is estimated to use around 1.5 trillion litres of water annually.”(1)
Photographer Galyna Greiss has spoken on how she tries to work as environmentally friendly as she can with everything that she does. With this photo-shoot, Greiss explores the idea of fast fashion as well as comparing the industry to fast food by creating fashion with disposable, styrofoam fast food containers. “It is estimated that emissions from agriculture (including methane emissions from meat and dairy farming) will comprise 70% of the maximum allowable GHGs by 2050,”(2) Greiss uses this photo-shoot to compare how the convenience of fast food and fast fashion is the main reason for how they are both are some of the biggest industries in the world, however, the public should look further into the ethical choices of the companies that they are buying from.
Reference list
- Davis, N. (2020). Fast fashion speeding toward environmental disaster, report warns. The Guardian. [online] 7 Apr. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/apr/07/fast-fashion-speeding-toward-environmental-disaster-report-warns#:~:text=Fast%20fashion%20speeding%20toward%20environmental%20disaster%2C%20report%20warns.
- International Environmental Technology (2019). How Does Fast Food Impact the Environment? [online] Envirotech Online. Available at: https://www.envirotech-online.com/news/business-news/44/breaking-news/how-does-fast-food-impact-the-environment/48286.