Artist and filmmaker Chris Jordan will give a public lecture in connection with his SEA CHANGE exhibition on view, “Midway.” In this lecture, Jordan will describe his voyages to the Midway Atoll, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean where he has documented the plight of native albatrosses who are affected by ocean plastic.

SEA CHANGE is a series of exhibitions and programs presented in collaboration with the South Carolina Aquarium to raise awareness of our enormous plastic waste problem and the detrimental effects on our planet.

Chris Jordan’s photographs depict the magnitude of humanity’s consumption and its impact on the environment. His work sends a bold message about unconscious behaviors in our everyday lives, providing a platform for rich conversation and education around issues of ocean health, ecosystem interconnectedness, and mass consumption, especially of plastics.

The exhibition will present photographs from Jordan’s body of work entitled “Midway.” On Midway Atoll, a remote cluster of islands more than

2,000 miles from the nearest continent, the detritus of our mass consumption surfaces in an astonishing place: inside the stomachs of countless dead baby albatrosses. The nesting chicks are fed lethal quantities of plastic by their parents, who mistake the floating trash for food as they forage over the vast polluted Pacific Ocean. The Halsey Institute will present the world premiere of ALBATROSS, Jordan’s feature-length film on the subject, as part of the public programming for this exhibition.

SEA CHANGE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Individuals: Deborah A. Chalsty,  Karen and John Vournakis

Organizations: South Carolina Aquarium, Coastal Conservation League

Organizations at the College of Charleston: Office of the President, Office of Academic Affairs, CofC Office of Sustainability

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