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Post by 583698467 on Feb 15, 2017 16:45:52 GMT -6
Project Description
WASTE TO WEAVING rethinks how we use waste and interact with public art. Its simple, innovative design gives shape to various intentional goals: • ENVIRONMENTAL: to bring awareness to harmful waste management practices and their impact on the local environment and health of communities in Ghana and beyond • ARTISTIC: to provide a platform that supports local art practices, such as weaving, yet uses post consumer materials like plastic bags that would otherwise end up as waste • COMMUNITY: to encourage local community participation in the installation • FUNCTIONALITY: to provide modular, and moveable spaces for uses, including meetings, workshops, exhibitions, local agricultural practices and sun protection WASTE TO WEAVING is a series of 2.5m x 2.5m panels made from locally-sourced wood. The panels vary, some threaded with heavy gauge nylon filament (typically used for fishing line) with patterns that replicate Adinkra symbols, while others are equipped with fittings to create a large-scale outdoor loom, or ‘weaveboard', so patterns can take form through community participation. Project Budget Materials 2.5m x 2.5m wood panels $70 Heavy gauge nylon filament $25 Wood fittings $20 Plastic bags $0 Labor 4 Laborers $40 Cost / panel (USD) $155 Attachments:
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