Art Making a Statement About Trash

We, the students and I, photographed the trash we found and photographed self portraits. In Adobe Photoshop, the artists combined the photographs and manipulated them to create the statements about trash, recycling, and the environment we found important.

In my piece, "Trapped in a World of Plastic," I blended the photograph of my face smashed against a piece of clear plastic and an abandoned plastic bottle found on a dirt running trail. Running for me is an escape from daily stress and to absorb harmony with nature. When I see trash laying around, I get the reaction we are ruining our natural environment quicker than nature can possibly  heal itself. What a trapped feeling.

Displayed below is a photograph of a toy car dumped in the same area I run. People enjoy painting graffiti on it and throwing it around. Why I chose to photograph the car is because, the plants inside and around show nature fighting back with grace.