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this is the waste of one operation, my operation ......
My goal with this film was to create a movement within the pharmaceutical industry considering the waste it produces. Since the publishing of this film, it has reached over a million views worldwide! Several large pharmaceutical companies worldwide embraced this film to create awareness around a sustainable way of operating. This film has also been published by a variety of medical platforms and news outlets like: LINDA, RTL news, Editie NL and NPO1. There has also been a number of collaborations and meetings with Green Teams within the pharmaceutical industry. This is only the beginning, that’s why I am sharing the film one more time, in english. In this film you see me, Maria Koijck, lay in the middle of an incredible amount of waste from just one surgery, my surgery. In August 2019 I got diagnosed with breast cancer. They had to remove my entire left breast. After a successful recovery, I recently got a deep lap surgery where they gave me an entire new breast of my own bodily materials. I am so grateful for their craftsmanship and the chance to feel beautiful again, but during this proces I discovered that 60% of the surgery materials used for this operation is disposable. For example: the stainless steal scissors that are flown in from Japan, are used for one cut before they end up in the bin. I asked the doctors to collect all of the surgery materials used for my operation, to get a clear idea of how much it really was. I was in shock when I saw 6 bags full of plastic waste. I am incredibly grateful for my recovery but I am also in disbelief when I see the waste that’s been used for just one operation, my operation. As an artist I’ve spend years on shedding light on the current situation considering plastic waste. It raises a question: Humans always seek to ‘get better’, but what is the cost to our environment? #mariakoijck#plasticwaste #wasteart #DIEPlapsurgery #brestcancer #DIEPLAP #cancersurvivor #surgerymaterials #art #impactfulart #mariakoijck #plasticmaterials #wastefromsurgery #recylcing #artinstallation #film #campaign #awareness #awarenesscampaign #kanker #borstkanker #groeneOK #female #empowerment #femaleempowerment #ziekenhuis #hospital #cancerawareness #greenteams #globalwarming #environment #nature #viral #explorepage #explore #foryou #foryoupage #groningen #nederland #netherlands #kunstenaares #duurzaamheid #vitruvius #wegwerpplasticyoutube.com
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