Eco-Art: Sculptures Made From Recycled Clothing by Derick Melander
Geschreven op 11-4-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Design, Hergebruik-Kringloop
Artist Derick Melander creates large geometric structures from carefully folded and stacked second-hand clothing that weighs between five hundred pounds and two tons.
What seems like a straightforward process – procuring the clothing, sorting it by colour value, folding and stacking it – soon takes on a life of its own. Thousands of once loved and lived in pieces of clothing can’t be discarded that easily.
On September 24th, 2009, I created a monumental sculpture from 3,615 pounds of second hand clothing. The resulting piece was a 5 x 7 foot cube made in 4 sections. Why 3,615 pounds? That’s the amount of textile waste created by New Yorkers every 5 minutes.
This event, hosted by the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education, was part of the 5th Annual Green Brooklyn…Green City Fair and Symposium at Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park. Clothing for the event was loaned by the textile recycling company, Wearable Collections. Derick Melander
