Lanyu Marine Debris Buoy: Flying Fish Buoy with Totem Design

Lanyu Marine Debris Buoy: Flying Fish Buoy with Totem Design A collaborative creation by <Little Island Art Class> and <Marine Debris Market>. Lanyu is a volcanic island characterized primarily by its rocky shores, with fewer sandy beaches. Consequently, marine waste carried by ocean currents often becomes entangled in the reef areas. For over a decade, since 2012, we and our island partners have been engaged in coastal cleanups. Beyond collecting marine debris from the shorelines of various tribal communities and sorting it into recyclable and non-recyclable categories, we have, in recent years, specifically selected usable fishing buoys from the piles of collected waste. These buoys are then cleaned and categorized, with the aim of reducing the burden on the island's saturated landfills and giving new life to marine debris through recycling and repurposing... Each piece of marine debris buoy has journeyed across the ocean from different regions, brought by the Kuroshio Current and other oceanic flows. You might see markings indicating origins like Korea, China, or Japan, and if you look closely, you can discern different languages printed on each buoy. Due to variations in the material and size of the buoys, and the meticulous hand-painting of each stroke, every painted marine debris buoy is truly one-of-a-kind. With every purchase of a recycled marine debris buoy, you will receive a postcard as shown in image two.