Textile factories dump tons of contaminated water into nearby rivers that surround the homes of millions of people in areas such as China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and more. The water contains arsenic, lead, and mercury which harms aquatic life, neighboring villages and spreads contamination in our oceans. The upkeep of clothing is problematic due to the microfibers released during the process of washing them. The microfibers end up in our oceans affecting oceanic environments and aquatic life. I want to take action and bring awareness by creating a visual representation through sculpture and imagery. I sewed plastic bags into strips of cloth and combined the pieces into a dress. I filled the bags with microfibers and water from the Mississippi River near the Alton Recreational Center. The bags of water represent a small picture of a large amount of water used to produce cotton and fabric dye. To put it into perspective, it takes 20,000 liters (about twice the volume of a storage unit) of water to produce just 1kg of cotton. The dress is heavy and weighing down the model which symbolizes the exhaustion of the earth. The environment surrounding the model illuminates the eeriness of a weakened ecosystem.