CASCADES OF SHREDS

CASCADES OF SHREDS
In this work, I shredded water bottles containers and assembled them in a manner scatter all over the place twined together with twin and hung on the wall measuring up to 360cm in height to look like water fall. Explain that it takes an understanding for people to come together, be together and be in unity. This also explains that it takes us an understanding to be aware of the health hazard we are generating and allowed to strive in our society.

CASCADES OF SHREDS

ALOZIE ONYIRIOHA

cascades of shredes

water bottle can, twin,

369cm x 20cm x 90cm

2009

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I was trying to be experimental and adventurous in this artwork. The idea behind the artwork was the creative transformation of trash, and the possibilities of finding harmony in seeming chaotic and purposeless wastes. I believe that every litter has the potential of adopting a new shade of meaning if approached creatively. The fact is that these items ‘speak’ to us, that is, they crave to initiate a dialogue with our imagination. Succumbing and nurturing the significant habit of listening can yield very powerful and functionally relevant works that the environment and the society can benefit from. I am also exposing an aspect of the creativity that was involved in sequences that birthed the assemblage itself, that continuous movement that occurred right from when purchasing of the packets or wrappers industrial goods and its consumption by the end user, to its being left to litter our surroundings and finally to when it is picked up by the artist, who takes it to his studio and worked on it, giving it a new meaning. There is also the possible danger of the public discarding it again, thereby stimulating an indifferent attitude towards our environment, after viewing it with mixed responses especially when it does not make any impact on them. I am using this work to create awareness and stimulate the public to pay attention to the issue of recycling from waste

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Alozie Onyirioha

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buscuit warpper, indomie warpper, etc

240cm x 60cm x60cm

2009