Calling all FOOTBALLS! - Marine Debris!

HELP! Find Footballs (round soccer balls) from the beach!

CALLING ALL FOOTBALLS! 

I am the photographer, Mandy Barker, internationally renowned for the project, SOUP, and am now collecting marine debris Footballs (round soccer balls) that have been found on beaches/washed up, for my next project. I am hoping to get footballs (even parts of will do) from as many different countries/beaches from around the world as possible. If you saw a football washed up and would be willing to post it on to me in the UK, telling me where you found it (and could add an emailed pic of where you found it & date) I would be extremely grateful. I will of course pay all postage costs and in return send you a postcard of the final image which will include your ball!

If you can help or know someone who could, please email me: info@mandy-barker.com for my postal address.

Deadline for balls collected is March 2014.

My work aims to engage the public by combining the contradiction between initial aesthetic attraction with
the message of awareness about plastic marine pollution. To view my previous images please visit http://mandy-barker.com

All footballs will be greatly received & thankyou for helping me to increase awareness of issue of marine pollution.

It would be great to include a ball from New Zealand in my 'alternative' World Cup project! Many thanks!

Nice one Mandy*. Come on guys, the girl needs balls!  Especially washed-up ones.

* Hi to Sarah & wish you luck.

Why would I send my washed up balls half way across the world? This Mandy person, is she worth it?

It's art mate. Worth it.

Someone taking pictures of my washed up balls is art?

Isn't that called sexting or twerking or something like that?

Necrophilia.

C'mon guys, this is SERIOUS art we're discussing. "Combining the contradiction between initial aesthetic attraction" (MB) with

....... (place your own quote here).

A good dose of penicillin afterwards?

^ Ah... no. Best ask the artist herself 4 reasons 4. But then they never tell you. "The art speaks for itself", etc. etc.

Got it in two!

Beached as footballs

Anyone sent Mandy a washed-up ball yet?

Inspected mine yesterday. They were all a bit flaccid and in need of good pump. All done and ready for a good kick around.

Soak 'em in the briny (Ohiro Bay/Makara...) then send. Just the one. Minus crabs or other crustacea.

My balls may be saggy and washed up, but they do not have crabs thank you very much!

Edit: And by the way they are still needed - the kids need them for training and just for kicks.

#notinajimmysavillewayhonestly

Mandy needs them (one anyway) too. But maybe the documentation is good to go. Hey Mands, you getting all this down? Part of the project, yeah? Balls that never arrived but could've. No copyright for this forum. What typeface/font you gonna be using? Frodo? Dildo? Sans Serif? Be good to hear from you. Might encourage the lads...

Deadline day tomorrow. You got any NZ balls yet Mandy?