BASMAT

As an artist, I feel a responsibility to create art sustainably. We produce over 35,000,000,000 plastic bottles annually worldwide; a sum of plastic that ends up in our oceans and harms not only marine life but the entire food chain.
The artwork in this installation– a vivid wall-to-wall kaleidoscope of colors and patterns– represents people and creations of nature flowing into one another in perfect harmony, as the world should be. The energy surges through the colors from my paintbrush, spreading to you, and spreading the message of restoring our planet.
This exhibition is a collaboration with Waste2Wear, a company that has been a pioneer in turning plastic bottles into various fabrics. Traditional textile fabrics are major polluters and detrimental to the environment; therefore, Waste2Wear's approach of replacing traditional fabrics with recycled materials is exciting and forward-thinking.
Waste2Wear’s founder, Monique Maissan, is a passionate advocate and a leader in creating new sustainable fabrics.
“MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE” is a way of reminding ourselves that the message is the bottle.
 
BASMAT