Sydney artist Marina DeBris transforms garbage found in the ocean or washed up on the beach into intricately constructed garments. She is a campaigner against ocean pollution and hopes through her art she can show how ‘the waste we create keeps coming back to haunt us’. DeBris’s photographs and collection of wearables, Beach Couture: A Haute Mess, is exhibiting at the Bondi Pavilion Gallery at Sydney’s Bondi beach until 17 September
Main image: Marina DeBris creates clothes from debris which has washed up on the beach. Her work is on show at Festival of the Winds in Bondi, Sydney, Australia in September 2016. Photograph: Dony Pantow/Marina DeBris
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Models wear Marina DeBris’s fashion line made from materials found on the beaches of Sydney and Los Angeles during the Festival of the Winds at Bondi beach on 11 September 2016. Hair: Jenna Yeates and David Rutherford. Makeup: Kerrie Jane Bailey and team.
‘Cuidado’ means ‘be careful’ in Spanish, and this creation is made from caution tape found on the beaches of Los Angeles. The photograph was shot on Venice beach, California.
This minidress is made of shredded tennis balls and doggie bags found along Sydney’s beaches and dog parks. The photograph was taken on Tamarama beach in Sydney.
This textured top is made from cigarette lighters, straws, single-use utensils and bottle caps that washed up on the beach. Hair: Erika Schmidt. Makeup: Lori Benson.
Models at the Festival of the Winds on Bondi beach wear outfits made from materials sourced from the beaches of Sydney and Los Angeles. Hair: Jenna Yeates and David Rutherford. Makeup: Kerrie Jane Bailey and team.
