Recycled series

2019

In a world overloaded with waste products, we are constantly reminded of the importance of recycling wherever possible. In April 2019 I took part in a month-long arts residency in Venice – a city that has been recycling its very fabric for over 1000 years.

Everything is patched up a million times over, but somehow this adds to the beauty of this old lady, Venice. Even the graffiti - which many see as a scourge – often seem to be added with love. I included them, and other images and patterns I saw in Venice, in works created on various types of used packaging cardboard, a material that is sent for recycling (or the landfill) in vast quantities. A number of the works also include brick debris fallen from Venetian buildings.

  • Preparatory Drawing #1, 2019,

    watercolour and ink pen on paper

    21cm (H) x 29.5cm (W)

  • Preparatory Drawing #2, 2019,

    watercolour, ink pen and brick dust on card packaging.

    17cm (H) x 33.5cm (W)

  • Preparatory Drawing #3, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging

    28.2cm (H) x 28.5cm (W)

  • Preparatory Drawing #4, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging

    33cm (H) x 26cm (W)

  • Preparatory Drawing #5, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging

    15cm (H) x 32cm (W)

  • Recycled #1, 2019,

    watercolour,

    ink pen and brick dust on card packaging,

    34cm (H) x 44cm (W)

  • Recycled #2, 2019,

    watercolour,

    ink pen and brick dust on card packaging,

    17cm (H) x 33.5cm (W)

  • Recycled #3, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging,

    28.2cm (H) x 28.5cm (W)

  • Recycled #4, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging,

    33cm (H) x 26cm (W)

  • Recycled #5, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging,

    15cm (H) x 32cm (W)

  • Recycled #6, 2019,

    watercolour on card packaging,

    63cm (H) x 15.5cm (W)

  • Recycled #7, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging,

    62.5cm (H) x 15.5cm (W)

  • Recycled #8, 2019,

    watercolour on card packaging,

    67cm (H) x 23cm (W)

  • Recycled #9, 2019,

    watercolour on card packaging,

    44.5cm (H) x 61cm (W)

  • Recycled #10, 2019,

    watercolour and paper on card packaging,

    33.5cm (H) x 37cm (W)

  • Recycled #11, 2019,

    watercolour,

    silver foil paper and brick dust on card packaging,

    61.5cm (H) x 22.5cm (W)

  • Recycled #12, 2019,

    watercolour,

    ink pen and tissue on card packaging,

    45cm (H) x 61cm (W)

  • Recycled #13, 2019,

    watercolour,

    brick dust on composite card packaging,

    85cm (H) x 26.5cm (W)

  • Recycled #14, 2019,

    watercolour and brick dust on card packaging,

    34cm (H) x 56cm (W)

  • Recycled #15, 2019,

    watercolour,

    ink pen and brick dust on card packaging,

    32cm (H) x 61cm (W)

  • Recycled #16, 2019,

    watercolour on card cylinders and packaging,

    33cm (H) x 26cm (W)

  • Recycled #17, 2019,

    watercolour and ink pen on card packaging,

    100cm (H) x 66cm (W)

  • Recycled #18, 2019,

    watercolour and ink pen on card packaging,

    70cm (H) x 70cm (W)

  • Recycled #19, 2019,

    watercolour on card,

    on card packaging mount,

    153cm (H) x 52cm (W)

  • Recycled #20, 2019,

    watercolour on Kraft paper,

    on card packaging mount,

    106cm (H) x 128.5cm (W)