Our Plastic Nature

"Our Plastic Nature" distills the conflicted relationship we have with the natural world—at once a source of awe and something we continue to degrade. Constructed from plastic bags, the very materials that symbolize environmental harm, the piece takes on an organic, plant-like form, mimicking growth while remaining undeniably synthetic.

This duality—of beauty and damage, of care and complicity—is central to the work. The shape may suggest a flower, but its texture tells a different story: knotted, warped, unnatural. By using intimate handcraft techniques to render forms inspired by nature, "Our Plastic Nature" invites reflection on how we emotionally relate to the Earth—romanticizing it, exploiting it, fearing its loss, and feeling powerless to protect it.

In confronting this contradiction, the piece asks whether our “nature” is as much plastic as it is organic—both in what we make, and in how we think, love, and consume.