Client: Rye Arts Center

Overview

Plastic Garden is an installation sewn and assembled from single-use plastic for the front lawn slope of the Rye Arts Center.
At first glance the installation looks like a fun, brightly colored explosion of exotic flowers in a beautiful garden bed on the art center’s front lawn.

Goals

As the viewer walks in for a closer look, they realize the material which the art is created from is the exact material contributing to the pollution of our planet. The plastic flowers will live for decades in the landfill, while the blossom on a real flower will only last a week.
The whimsical appearance of the installation belies the importance of the message, echoing the contradictions people encounter when weighing convenience with recycling and proper waste disposal.