{"id":5130,"date":"2019-05-15T11:07:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T11:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/?p=5130"},"modified":"2019-05-12T07:22:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T07:22:07","slug":"artist-turns-plastic-waste-into-beautiful-works-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/artist-turns-plastic-waste-into-beautiful-works-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Turns Plastic Waste Into Beautiful Works of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When artist Benjamin Von Wong realized the serious problems about plastic waste, he decided to create art installations that bring the devastating effects of trash in our environment.\n\n\n\n

His recent art installation called \u201cPlastikophobia,\u201d is made of 18,000 plastic cups collected over the course of just a day and a half with the help of small group of volunteers. These cups were taken from numerous hawker centers across Singapore. They spent more than 28 hours cleaning the pile of dirty plastic cups and spent days transforming these into a shiny crystal cave.\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith all the pieces assembled and in place, we put the\ninstallation to the test by combining a Broncolor Balloon Lamp with a\ncontemporary dancer, Jialin Neo. With tiny LED fairly lights pulsing across the\nentire installation, we had to drag the shutter and put our flash on the lowest\npossible power setting to get the effect of a glowing earth surrounded by a sea\nof plastics,\u201d Von Wong wrote on his website.\n\n\n\n

The project aims to raise awareness about the serious impact of plastic waste in our environment particularly the ocean. \n\n\n\n

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Hidden inside #plastikophobia is a mirror. A reflection of both our power and responsibility to make a difference – if not in the lives of others but in our own. Did you see the mirror when you visited it? Makeup: @pip_emerald Model: @laurafrancois_ Installation: @imaginator_studios Thanks to @tomohitoshi for lending me the phase one IQ4, 150mp camera to capture this shot!

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