“Circularity” relates to a needed systemic overhaul in the way that we produce and dispose of materials. Instead of making an item to be used only once or twice and then tossed in the garbage—to sit in a trash dump for eternity—the idea of circularity encourages us to develop more sustainable approaches to the things we manufacture. If we can eliminate the linear cycle of production (creation to landfill) and transform it into a circular one predicated on reuse, recycling, repurposing, and regeneration, then we can eventually stem the profligate rubbish streams we generate and transform to a zero-waste economy.
The works in this section exemplify the concepts embedded in circularity, their makers creating innovative art out of objects they have removed from the waste stream—political posters, discarded bottles caps, used Nike shoes, single-use plastic bags, scraps of wood, shipping envelopes, avocadoes, and even FEMA tarps.
This section is a part of the exhibition INTO THE TIME HORIZON.
