Salvaging meaning : exploring the language of inflatable kinetic sculptures and the materiality of plastic

Inflatable sculpture is often seen as absurd, comic or light-hearted, but it can also convey a darker, more serious tone. The inflatable sculptures created in part fulfillment for this degree explore refabrication through the use of discarded plastic. This body of work highlights the relationship between industrialisation, plastic goods and nature. The insubstantial, flimsy qualities of the inflatable are an extended metaphor for the fragility of ecologies and the impact of plastic pollution on the environment.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Michaelis School of Fine Art

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Dickerson, Catherine

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Younge, Gavin

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10408

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10408