Dear Plastic
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Richmond Art Gallery 180-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, British Columbia V6Y 1R9
Caroline Monnet, “Worksite, A Strong Force of Attraction,” 2023
sill gasket braiding, Plexiglas, LED lights (courtesy of Blouin-Division) (courtesy of Jorge Rios, Arsenal Contemporary Art)
Ari Bayuaji, Emily Hermant, Caroline Monnet, Alex Tedlie-Stursberg, and Cheryl Wong
The five featured artists of Dear Plastic straddle the divide between what is considered artificial versus natural in their engagement with this plastic. They clearly delight in the potential of plastics as artistic material, which they reuse, repurpose, or reimagine to fashion visually arresting works. The thought-provoking pieces in this exhibition avoid a simple environmentalist stance or nostalgia for untouched landscapes. Displaying an acknowledgement of an existence shaped by plastic and an awareness of its positive and negative legacies alike, they capture the many paradoxes of plastic while provoking us to critically reflect on our irreversible enmeshment with plastic.
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