Canned Humanity - Just Add Water
Anita Denholm, 2022
Large ‘tin’ Coffee Can, Recycled copper wire, Reclaimed plastic rope, Plastic toys, Resin.
40 x 20 x 20 cm.
About the artwork…
Art as Activism.
(A cynics view!)
Reaction to the current sad state of our Oceans and the rampant consumerism of our current lifestyles.
Discarded plastics all collected from the beaches of Cocos Keeling Islands (CKI-AUS) Situated in the northern reaches of the Indian Ocean- the islands are the most isolated, inhabited, island group in the world!
Many eastern facing beaches are littered with plastic and rubbish not generated by the Islanders- it comes as a result of rubbish going into waterways around the planet- and washing up on CKI We are consuming our resources at a great rate of knots, -polluting the seas, waterways and Oceans with the cast offs from consumption- soft drink bottle caps, fishing nets, ropes, toys, thongs, ciggie lighters, disposable nappies to name a few...
Our food is packaged in plastics, Our lifestyle rely on plastics, petrochemicals….
Plastics are found in the whole length and breadth of our World, found in large quantities on the beaches and oceans. We even have micro plastics found in our bodies, food, air, water and soils.
The figure is comprised of plastics from CKI, wire stripped from end of life electrical consumer items.
The coffee can represents our reliance on instant everything- just add water.
Look into the can to see small objects washed up on the beaches of CKI.
Art as Activism- how to raise the profile of the Plight of Our Oceans?
Make Art with a message- out of the very objects which are choking our planet and Humanity.
This is one in my series of small scale sculptures broadly titled ”On Consideration Of Our Oceans” which hold with the following raison d’être-
“Seeking to raise awareness to the Plight of Plastics- For the Sake of Our Oceans Future and Our Future Generations”
Thank you for your “Consideration Of Our Oceans”
Anita Denholm, 2022
Large ‘tin’ Coffee Can, Recycled copper wire, Reclaimed plastic rope, Plastic toys, Resin.
40 x 20 x 20 cm.
About the artwork…
Art as Activism.
(A cynics view!)
Reaction to the current sad state of our Oceans and the rampant consumerism of our current lifestyles.
Discarded plastics all collected from the beaches of Cocos Keeling Islands (CKI-AUS) Situated in the northern reaches of the Indian Ocean- the islands are the most isolated, inhabited, island group in the world!
Many eastern facing beaches are littered with plastic and rubbish not generated by the Islanders- it comes as a result of rubbish going into waterways around the planet- and washing up on CKI We are consuming our resources at a great rate of knots, -polluting the seas, waterways and Oceans with the cast offs from consumption- soft drink bottle caps, fishing nets, ropes, toys, thongs, ciggie lighters, disposable nappies to name a few...
Our food is packaged in plastics, Our lifestyle rely on plastics, petrochemicals….
Plastics are found in the whole length and breadth of our World, found in large quantities on the beaches and oceans. We even have micro plastics found in our bodies, food, air, water and soils.
The figure is comprised of plastics from CKI, wire stripped from end of life electrical consumer items.
The coffee can represents our reliance on instant everything- just add water.
Look into the can to see small objects washed up on the beaches of CKI.
Art as Activism- how to raise the profile of the Plight of Our Oceans?
Make Art with a message- out of the very objects which are choking our planet and Humanity.
This is one in my series of small scale sculptures broadly titled ”On Consideration Of Our Oceans” which hold with the following raison d’être-
“Seeking to raise awareness to the Plight of Plastics- For the Sake of Our Oceans Future and Our Future Generations”
Thank you for your “Consideration Of Our Oceans”
Anita Denholm, 2022
Large ‘tin’ Coffee Can, Recycled copper wire, Reclaimed plastic rope, Plastic toys, Resin.
40 x 20 x 20 cm.
About the artwork…
Art as Activism.
(A cynics view!)
Reaction to the current sad state of our Oceans and the rampant consumerism of our current lifestyles.
Discarded plastics all collected from the beaches of Cocos Keeling Islands (CKI-AUS) Situated in the northern reaches of the Indian Ocean- the islands are the most isolated, inhabited, island group in the world!
Many eastern facing beaches are littered with plastic and rubbish not generated by the Islanders- it comes as a result of rubbish going into waterways around the planet- and washing up on CKI We are consuming our resources at a great rate of knots, -polluting the seas, waterways and Oceans with the cast offs from consumption- soft drink bottle caps, fishing nets, ropes, toys, thongs, ciggie lighters, disposable nappies to name a few...
Our food is packaged in plastics, Our lifestyle rely on plastics, petrochemicals….
Plastics are found in the whole length and breadth of our World, found in large quantities on the beaches and oceans. We even have micro plastics found in our bodies, food, air, water and soils.
The figure is comprised of plastics from CKI, wire stripped from end of life electrical consumer items.
The coffee can represents our reliance on instant everything- just add water.
Look into the can to see small objects washed up on the beaches of CKI.
Art as Activism- how to raise the profile of the Plight of Our Oceans?
Make Art with a message- out of the very objects which are choking our planet and Humanity.
This is one in my series of small scale sculptures broadly titled ”On Consideration Of Our Oceans” which hold with the following raison d’être-
“Seeking to raise awareness to the Plight of Plastics- For the Sake of Our Oceans Future and Our Future Generations”
Thank you for your “Consideration Of Our Oceans”
Sculpture to be collected post-exhibition on November 6 2022 from the Thistle Inn Stable Gallery, Church street, Ross.