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TRASH KING
I collected the daily trash, such as milk containers, soft drinks,
beer cans, consumer product packaging, and the like. I did this over
the course of my month-long residency at Arteles Creative center. With
only the weather, rain or shine, to clean my materials, I then used
all the trash to create a coat: a windbreaker/trench coat. I will wear
the trash coat and use hand-held projectors to interact with trees in
the residency’s park, while also interacting with an audience.
This is about how, in as little as one month, a single artist was able
to pollute our natural environment. It also shows how human beings
conflict with the natural environment around them.