WHEN NATURE CALLS
TAN ZI XI
MULTI‑MEDIA ARTIST
Tell us about your conservation journey.
It started when I first read about the Pacific Garbage Patch in the papers when I was studying abroad. It was incomprehensible and alarming to learn about human waste that’s so callously dumped into the oceans, to the detriment of marine life. It was these emotions that spurred me on to advocating for nature conservation. I understood that change can only come if I play my part.
What is your greatest concern on this front?
Although I wish to help and be a part of the solution, I’m aware that it’s not as easily achieved as advocated. The destruction of our environment occurs on a very large scale; the conservation effort needs to be a collective effort as a whole.
