I've been looking at ways of using this plastic because having my adult children back at home and their partners whilst we are going through this pandemic and having to order for convivence rather than independent sellers a lot more rubbish is being created, so much so that our recycling is full almost as soon as its been emptied.
I've previously worked with HDPE plastic using milk containers to create vines of leaves and flowers but only ever used fizzy drink bottles for childrens workshops. Its more difficult to use than milk containers because its not as soft and supple as HDPE plastic. HDPE folds easily and whilst holding the creases created for some time it doesn't mark, where as pop bottle creases look faults in the plastic.
It's not terribly easy to cut like HDPE and is noisy in the process so it's not a job to do when others are around and certainly doesn't make for a relaxing experience for me either but I have enjoyed experimenting.
I think I've come up with something that could make an interesting installation, whether in a gallery or in someones home which is great as I find creating for galleries and the public often very different as I get to create large installations for galleries that wouldn't translate into smaller settings such as homes but I think something like this could work in either. In a home as a feature wall with the pieces placed close together and in a gallery with more and spread out in places.
I haven't written a statement yet but the work is inspired by natural forms found in our oceans and is created from plastic waste that would otherwise end up in our waters.
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