Transparency Goggles

BY MATIAS BONANTA

Matias’ project ‘Transparency Goggles’ explores how in the current landscape, misleading product labelling creates confusion and undermines environmental and ethical considerations. Terms like “dolphin-safe” may offer a false sense of sustainability while neglecting the protection of other marine life and ecosystems. The project highlights how this issue will worsen by 2035, but as consumers, we hold the power to either exacerbate or halt it. Matias’ vision for 2035 is a world where every consumer possesses Transparency Goggles. These goggles unveil the true ecological and ethical impact of food products. With full transparency, consumers can make informed choices, supporting ethically and ecologically friendly products while holding companies accountable. This shift will require companies to adapt, developing strategies to reduce emissions and conserve ecosystems. Economic progress will be intrinsically linked to environmental well-being.

Ultimately, this product aims to raise awareness of our consumer impact and rally collective efforts to halt environmental damage, propelling us towards a sustainable future. We must actively support companies that genuinely make a positive impact, fostering real change through informed purchases. His work highlights his desire for a collective, transformative shift towards a more sustainable world.

ABOUT MATIAS

Matias Bonanata is an Argentinian artist now based in the Netherlands. He specialises in digital design and is always looking for new ways to create. He graduated from the University of Dundee with a degree in Digital Interaction Design and submitted to #CreateCOP27, attaining an Honourable Mention. After #CreateCOP, Matias has continued to be fascinated by how plants, fungi and microorganisms all interact and benefit each other in this intricate balance and if humans were to experience this, the impact that would have on people’s environmental consciousness. He is hoping to work on a few projects deriving from this idea, as well as others exploring the interconnectedness of music, time and memory.