Here is a video from earlier in the year. Remembering one of our wettest winters since records began, the inspiration for this piece was my reflection on how water is the essential recycler. It cleanses, refreshes, and regenerates our world. I thought it would be interesting to explore how water, as the essential natural recycling agent interacted with our everyday approach to recycling.
So on a day when heavy rain was forecast, I went to a recycling centre in Ipswich to reflect on how the natural and artificial recycling elements or processes interacted.
At the time I was considering how best to capture my thoughts and reflect them in my work. I thought maybe a photo or some sketches would be really good. However, watching the rain as it fell, convinced me that the best way to convey what was happening was via the medium of video.
I feel that the footage I captured is particularly interesting as it interprets how water as a natural recycling agent acts as a lens through which we can view man’s realisation of recycling.
The way the image drifts in and out of focus, distorting the viewers perspective and ultimately coming back to the original image, is in itself an illustrative example of recycling. It’s happening right in front of you. This reminds the viewer that recycling is a dynamic process and that methods such as photographs, sketches or paintings are probably not the best way of portraying it.
The sound of the heavy rain falling adds an extra dimension. In essence it contributes a familiar sountrack to an ongoing and everyday cycle.
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