×

SIGN UP

Already have an account? Log In




Connect with:
Facebook Google
Signing Up
  • News
  • Design
  • Lifestyle
  • Environment
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • News
    • Agriculture
      • Fisheries/Fishing
      • Innovations
      • Pesticides
      • Sustainable Agriculture
    • Animals
      • Conservation
      • Endangered & Extinct
    • Business
      • Corporate Responsibility
      • Positive Efforts
      • Problematic Practices
    • Clean Energy
      • Biomass
      • Nuclear
      • Solar
      • Wind
    • Climate Change
      • Ice Melt
      • Positive News
      • Rising Temperatures
      • Warming Oceans
    • Politics
      • Bills and Laws
      • Elections
      • Government Organizations
    • Pollution
      • Air
      • Food Waste
      • Fossil Fuels
      • Plastic
      • Waste Disposal
      • Water
    • Science
      • Health
      • Space
      • Technology
      • Weather
    • Transportation
      • Air Travel
      • Bikes and Scooters
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Public Transit
  • Design
    • Architecture
      • Businesses
      • Homes
      • Hotels
      • Landscape Architecture
      • Public Spaces
      • Schools
    • Art
      • Exhibits
      • Performance Art
      • Public Art
    • Automotive
      • Auto Parts
      • Design
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Hybrids
    • Fashion
      • Accessories
      • Clothing
      • Eco Textiles
      • Jewelry
      • Shoes
    • Furniture
      • Decorative
      • Flexible/Transforming Furniture
      • Kids
      • Outdoor Furnishings
      • Seating
      • Storage
    • Interior Design
      • Bathroom
      • Bedroom
      • Kitchen and Dining
      • Lighting
      • Living Room
      • Office
    • Technology
      • Apps
      • Electronics
      • Other Gadgets
      • Robots
      • Smart Home
    • Tiny Homes
      • Bus Conversions
      • DIY
      • House Boats
      • Rural Tiny Homes
      • Tiny Homes On Wheels
      • Treehouses
      • Urban Tiny Homes
      • Van Conversions
    • Transportation
      • Air Travel
      • Bikes and Scooters
      • Public Transit
      • Trains
      • Water Travel
  • Lifestyle
    • Beauty
      • Hair Care
      • Makeup
      • Personal Care
      • Skincare
    • DIY
      • Beauty
      • Crafts
      • Decor
      • Gifts
      • Home Improvement
      • Household
    • Food
      • Drinks
      • Food Waste
      • Organic
      • Recipes
      • Sustainable
      • Vegan
      • Vegetarian
    • Gardening
      • Indoors
      • Outdoors
      • Plants
      • Urban Gardening
    • Health
      • Avoiding Toxins
      • Fitness
      • Mental Health
      • Nutrition
      • Wellness
    • Holidays
      • Christmas
      • Earth Day
      • Halloween
      • New Year
      • Other Holidays
      • Thanksgiving
      • Valentine's
    • Parenting
      • Activities
      • Clothes
      • Education
      • Food
      • Health
      • Toys
    • Pets
      • Health
      • Pet Care
      • Pet Food
      • Pet Shelters
      • Toys and Accessories
    • Sustainable Living
      • Homesteading
      • How To
      • Off-Grid
      • Zero-Waste
    • Travel
      • Activities
      • Cabins
      • Destinations
      • Glamping
      • Hiking/Camping
      • Hotels
  • Environment
    • Agriculture
      • Farmers Markets
      • Innovations
      • International Agriculture
      • Organic Farming
      • Urban Farming
    • Animals
      • Conservation
      • Endangered & Extinct
    • Community
      • Empowerment
      • Profiles/Interviews
      • Smart Cities
    • Conservation
      • Energy
      • Land
      • Nature
      • Water
    • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
      • Donating
      • Recycling
      • Reducing
      • Reusing
      • Upcycling
    • Renewable Energy
      • Alternative Sources
      • Biomass
      • Nuclear
      • Solar
      • Wind
    • Science
      • Climate Change
      • Research
      • Space
      • Technological Advancements
  • About Inhabitat
    • About Us
    • Inhabitat Staff
    • Advertising
    • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Manage Preferences Your Privacy Choices

Aurora Robson’s Ethereal Plastic Art Uses up to 20,000 Recycled Bottles

04/11/2012
by
Flip It Share Tweet Pin Start Slideshow
Start Slideshow
  • Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson
    <a href="http://aurorarobson.com/landmine.html">Aurora Robson</a> has been making art out of junk for twenty years, but since the last time we <a href="http://inhabitat.com/eco-art-aurora-robson/">featured her work in 2009</a>, she seems to have undergone some kind of creative metamorphosis - each of her works is more intricate and amazing than the one preceding it. Diverting up to 20,000 <a href="http://inhabitat.com/africas-first-plastic-bottle-house-rises-in-nigeria/">plastic bottles</a> from the landfill with each installation, the Canadian-born artist turns what most people take for granted into these awe-inspiring, impossibly delicate works of art that both attract and repulse at the same time.
    1
  • Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson
    Aurora Robson diverts piles of rubbish from the waste stream each year
    2
  • Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson
    Her installations use anywhere from 30-20,000 plastic bottles in addition to other waste
    3
  • Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson
    Sometimes she incorporates LEDs into her work
    4
  • Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson
    Not only is she a talented artists, but she is also a dedicated environmentalist
    5
  • Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson
    At the moment Robson is hoping to team up with ocean and river cleanup teams so that she can help to remove plastic pollution from our waterways
    6
  • Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson
    Her work has grown in leaps and bounds and we can't wait to see what she pulls off next!
    7
1/7

Recycled Plastic Art by Aurora Robson

Aurora Robson has been making art out of junk for twenty years, but since the last time we featured her work in 2009, she seems to have undergone some kind of creative metamorphosis - each of her works is more intricate and amazing than the one preceding it. Diverting up to 20,000 plastic bottles from the landfill with each installation, the Canadian-born artist turns what most people take for granted into these awe-inspiring, impossibly delicate works of art that both attract and repulse at the same time.

READ MORE...
read full article
Categories:  Art, Design, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Thank you!
Keep an eye out for our weekly newsletter.
Join Our Newsletter
Receive the latest in global news and designs building a better future.