The garbage and waste produced every day cannot be worse than it already is, and it is liberating to use them to create art. It is a way to create sculptures in a conscious way, trying to fade those hierarchies that the human being assigns to the material. Her interest is mainly focused on the union of the dialogues between plastic and human beings.
A personal meditation about garbage and its waste
Garbage and its waste are impressively chaotic; what Rabson does with his work is exactly the opposite. Giving it organic form, trying to provoke an unreasonable sense of optimism regarding the use of the material.
In general, people get confused when talking about plastic. It is thought of as something disposable and worthless when it is actually the exact opposite since this material is the one that takes the longest time to disappear.
If you are interested in the topic of reusing materials to create sculptures, I leave you this article by Jason deCaires Taylor where you can learn more about it.
The eyes of society
Aurora did a collage course called: Sculptures + intercepting the flow of waste. The course consisted of students starting by cleaning a place. Whether it is a river or a beach, without thinking that they are just cleaning but rather that they are looking for the material. Which completely changes the experience.
The next step is to create a piece of art that cannot be mistaken for trash.
The learning in this course is based on the fact that the artist has the power to create and solve social and environmental issues. Artists are the eyes of society. The impulse to create a work of art is exactly the opposite of throwing away a piece of trash and the idea is to reveal the value of a discarded object.
The idea is to get people to reflect on their own concept of value. When you give attention, thought and energy to something that matters is when it starts to be a work of art and not a piece of junk.
If you are interested in Aurora Rabson’s work, (here) you can find her website.
