Newtown Creek Superfund Site - Floating Trash II

About the work

Archival pigment inkjet print 17" x 11" 2024 After a rain, overflowing trash floats on the surface of Newtown Creek, a polluted waterway contaminated by industrial waste. The 3.8-mile-long Newtown Creek Superfund site includes the branches of Dutch Kills, Maspeth Creek, Whale Creek, the East Branch, and English Kills. This tidally influenced estuary covers a total surface area of 140 acres. (reference: www.newtowncreekalliance.org)