For humorously highlighting environmental challenges
Tan Zi Xi
ARTIST
Location: Singapore
Multimedia artist and illustrator Tan Zi Xi’s work draws attention to the world’s daunting environmental problems using humour and a lightness of touch. It focuses in particular on marine degradation, such as her iconic Plastic Ocean (2016), consisting of more than 20,000 pieces of plastic waste suspended from a ceiling. Also known as Messymsxi, she has collaborated with brands including Kiehl’s, Facebook, Google, Converse, SK-II and Foot Locker.
