PLASTIC – Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It, SUBSET, Wexford

SUBSET x PLASTIC 2020 – Wexford

SUBSET are a collective consisting of artists, designers, filmmakers and curators.

We have produced an artwork in Whitewell, County Wexford as part of Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin’s national exhibition PLASTIC – Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It.

 

The PLASTIC exhibition aims to explore the materiality and life cycle of plastic as well as its innovations and essential usage. We used this collaboration as an opportunity to create the latest iteration of our Climate series. Our artwork is based on the molecular structure of cellulose acetate.

 

Cellulose acetate is a natural plastic which doesn’t have the same adverse effects on our planet as others. Essentially biodegradable, it presents a noteworthy alternative to conventional plastic structures. The design intends to spark re-evaluation of the viewer’s perspective on plastic. By taking this complex molecular structure and showcasing it through this medium, we hope to instigate conversation on the subject and alter perceptions.

 

The finished work comprises an important installment of our Climate series. The artwork resolves to destabilize the preconceptions around plastic pollution and the incidental climate emergency. The opportunity to present Climate in a location outside of Dublin helps to direct the issue further into the public realm, and promote a fundamental change of approach in how we as a society interact with plastic.

 

We created Climate early last year to force the consideration of the climate emergency, and present the issue through an alternative, creative medium. Earlier installments were comprised of a large format interior artwork in the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin followed by the production of our largest mural ever at CRUSH Walls Festival, Colorado. We ended 2019 with the completion of our most prominent artwork to date, a vibrant mural located in the heart of Temple Bar, Dublin City. All artworks were inspired by visuals derived from microplastic, and the incidental climate emergency.

You can read about the full project through this link: https://subset.ie/climate/

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