| Creator |
Komlos, Shawn -- Student -- Male; Jones, Rick -- Student -- Male; Bushnell, Kristen J. -- Student -- Female |
| Title |
inORGANic: plastic bags - Gallivan Plaza; Project 3: Interactive Ritual Space: Installations for First Night + Trolley Square |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake county, Utah, United States |
| CA+P Course |
Mimi Locher; Jake Gines; John Diamond; Shane Trump; Architectural Design Studio I; Fall Semester 2008 |
| Description |
FACTS ABOUT PLASTIC BAGS: In China, 37 million barrels of oil are saved yearly due to a ban of plastic bags. 10% of the debris on the United States coastline is plastic bags. In Australia alone, 6.9 Billion plastic bags are used every year which could circle the world 42.5 times. In the Eastern Pacific Gyre plastic particles outnumbered plankton 6 to 1 in 1999. Today plastics outnumber plankton 46 to 1. CONCEPT: We hope to personify the destructive qualities of plastic bags on the natural environment. We also present the opportunity for a simple change in our lives to protect our environment for future generations by using reusable bags instead of plastic bags. This becomes a ritual in itself by reminding us of the changes we've made to maintain the health of the environment. |
| Work Dates |
December 31, 2008 |
| Date |
2008 |
| Century |
21 |
| Culture |
American |
| Material |
Plastic bags. At least 85% recycled, salvaged, or reused materials designed to be complete recycled and reused after dismantled. |
| Subtype |
Installations (visual works); Competitions -- Architecture competitions |
| Subject |
Green (environmental concept); Holidays -- National holidays -- New Year's Day; Celebrations; Rituals (events) |
| Image Source |
Shawn Komlos, Rick Jones, Kristen Bushnell. "inORGANic." Salt Lake City, Utah: College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, 2008. |
| Rights |
Digital image copyright 2009, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Utah, College of Architecture + Planning |
| CA+P Accession No. |
CAP-244 |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6n29wxc |
| Setname |
uu_cap_history |
| ID |
782387 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n29wxc |
