Synthetica… A Toxic Enchantment

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Set in an 'attic of bubblewrap,' Synthetica… A Toxic Enchantment unpacks the tangled story of our synthetic age. It traces plastics from their early promise—the 'Midas touch' that enabled mass production and alternatives to scarce natural resources—to their role in a consumer culture of disposability and environmental harm. The piece contrasts the utopian hope of Bakelite-era innovation with the reality of pollution and waste, asking how a 'material of endless forms' could build prosperity while precipitating ecological crisis.