Every year 640,000 tones of discarded fishing materials are hauled from the world seas in an effort to reduce the damage it does to the environment and wildlife, it is referred to as 'Ghost Gear' and is man-made in indestructible fibres and coatings.

A particular a project I worked on to highlight this issue is a fisherman's smock which I entitled 'Trapped'. I hand wove the garment in fishing line. The structure is pocketed, each pocket containing items of salvaged ghost gear, the neck and sleeve openings end in fishing net-like structures with drawstrings. Hence the fisherman wearer is trapped in his own waste.