I spent a week with pupils and teachers from the French school in Lomé to work on an artistic and educational project to raise awareness of ocean pollution.

At the suggestion of the nursery school's eco-delegates, 6 classes from kindergarten to CM2 dressed a large fish that I made from steel. All the materials used came from waste collected at home or on the beach. There are scraps of loincloth, fishing nets and wires, plastic corks, capsules, shells and wire. With its mouth wide open, the gourmet fish will gobble up empty cans used by young and old alike. Once full, the fish will be emptied and craftsmen will come and transform this metal waste into practical objects for children (rulers) to give them a second life. This week was accompanied by a ‘zero waste’ challenge to show that the best waste is the waste we don't produce!

‘In fact, it's a bit like giving life to a fish that has died because of rubbish, to pay tribute to it,’ Amandine, CM1.
‘If the fish takes part in an ocean fashion show, it'll be the star for sure’, her friend Clara from the same class.

3m long, 2m high and 1.5m wide