When this Landfill Harmonic trailer first came out a year or
so ago, I got several different emails from friends and family linking me here
and there. Since I’ve never been to Paraguay, and as I have no musical talent to
speak of, I’m left to attribute this coincidence to a known interest on my part
in garbage and various sorts of cheapskatery.
This may also account for why I’ve been so into
what people like Vik Muniz and Chris Jordan have been doing with trash too.
Anyway, earlier this spring, I was able to work along similar lines (but on a much less ambitious project) with somecolleagues
friends and students. Aside from Muniz and Jordan, some of our inspiration here
comes from Chuck Close, Zac Freeman, pointillism more generally, and other upcycling
projects.
Anyway, earlier this spring, I was able to work along similar lines (but on a much less ambitious project) with some
So, here’s what we came up with:
And a little story from the local paper.
(Above the fold and
in color! Not bad, eh?)
1 comment:
Great video of your "Big Lid Mosaic". I recently viewed what I think was an Al Anatsui artwork at the Blanton Art Museum in Austin. Cate has posted the photo that I took of it in her Picasa album Central Texas Summer.
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