A(r)MOR of KELP
I wok with pacific marine algae of California and most particularly large brown algae seaweeds that named kelp or Nereocytis
Kelp is a foundational algae who serves as the building block for some of the richest ecosystems on the planet and releases a large amount of oxygen back to the atmosphere.
Kelp forests are essential to our survival, rivaling the terrestrial forest ecosystem’s reputation as the lungs of the earth.
Kelp forests are essential to our survival, rivaling the terrestrial forest ecosystem’s reputation as the lungs of the earth.
Process
. Picking up, gathering, and sorting kelp on the beaches of Santa Cruz, California.
Some algae are collected wet and others dry.
. Designing and manufacturing of mask and shield structures in cardboard and papier maché.
. Cutting large wet kelp leaves.
. Gluing wet kelp on cardboard structures.
. Drying the kelp in the sun.
. The dry Kelp is sorted, de-sanded, and glued directly to the cardboard.
. All the materials used are organic.