Vernita Nemec

Where Shall We Go? Where Can We Go?

upcycled plastic produce containers, plastic spray bottle top

8″ x 8″ x 8″

2023

An entry in my diary on August 24, 2014—”Plastic in the air & everywhere! The water, the bellies of sea creatures & birds.” Using deformed plastic produce containers, I have created small sculptural objects. The intent of these sculptural assemblages is to highlight the environmental impact of plastic pollution by transforming them into objects that we might want to save and that give a sense of beauty, while still reminding us of their origins. This most recent work is intended as yet another reminder of the pervasiveness of discarded plastic detritus that is filling the oceans.

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