Page 2 - The Space I Inhabit Journal
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Space I Inhabit
Walking around Cambridge, visiting outdoor events and festivals I am struck by the amount of rubbish left
behind and even when bins are close by. I have observed that it is not a generation thing, neither is there a type
- all sections of society litter. Furthermore, I was astonished to see the fields of discarded tents left behind after
Bestival, Reading and Leeds festivals and the number of plastic bottles removed from the river Wensum.
Similarly, I started to notice a growing number of shiny metal objects appearing on the paths and roads, so I
decided to investigate and soon realised they were nitrous oxide canisters. Soon after, I witnessed driver after
driver using canisters to fill balloons, inhaling the gas for a short high and then dispose of them out the window.
All this, whilst driving at speed in a built-up area.
It is about the space I inhabit and specific locations I visit. Therefore, it is a release of my reaction to what I feel
and see in the news and my local environment. The helplessness I feel about potential bleak outlook for the
future of humankind, animals and the planet. And the frustration I feel to others who don't care or bother to
consider what impact they are having.
Walking around Cambridge, visiting outdoor events and festivals I am struck by the amount of rubbish left
behind and even when bins are close by. I have observed that it is not a generation thing, neither is there a type
- all sections of society litter. Furthermore, I was astonished to see the fields of discarded tents left behind after
Bestival, Reading and Leeds festivals and the number of plastic bottles removed from the river Wensum.
Similarly, I started to notice a growing number of shiny metal objects appearing on the paths and roads, so I
decided to investigate and soon realised they were nitrous oxide canisters. Soon after, I witnessed driver after
driver using canisters to fill balloons, inhaling the gas for a short high and then dispose of them out the window.
All this, whilst driving at speed in a built-up area.
It is about the space I inhabit and specific locations I visit. Therefore, it is a release of my reaction to what I feel
and see in the news and my local environment. The helplessness I feel about potential bleak outlook for the
future of humankind, animals and the planet. And the frustration I feel to others who don't care or bother to
consider what impact they are having.
