The Jellyfish Wars - Aly de Groot

Overfishing, combined with oceanic warming, is creating perfect living and breeding conditions for jellyfish across the planet. Various species are now found in places they never used to be, often in plague proportions. For example, box jellyfish are now found as far south as Coffs Harbor and Japan has a giant pink jellyfish problem that is destroying their fishing industry. Made from Japanese World War 2 helmets, and fishingline, The Jellyfish Wars conveys the narrative of this surreptitious invasion. The helmets are covered in ghost nets, which are another intercontinental marine menace, and a big problem in Northern Australia. The installation is accompanied by Ghost Story: The Art of Aly de Groot-an  evocative and haunting documentary Directed by Timothy  Parish and produced by Shannon Swan to illustrate de Groot’s artistic process.