Green Fortnight
The Wave
The sculpture aims to highlight and reduce the issue of litter across the city
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Mon 30 October 2023
- Location
- The Plaza (between X and Z Block), Frenchay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- Joanna Dainton joanna.dainton@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
Created to support ‘Bristol's Binning’ campaign, a partnership with Bristol Waste, Bristol City Council, and environmental charity Hubbub, the sculpture aims to highlight and reduce the issue of litter across the city. Measuring 4m tall and 6m wide, it is made with 90kg of waste equivalent to the volume of litter dropped on Baldwin Street in Bristol on just one busy Friday night.
The Wave is made by artist Wren Miller, a veteran eco, art and community activist; she explains: “I choose to work with these materials because they tell a story of our convenience-driven, throw-away culture. When we cast away a plastic drink bottle or a crisp packet, we instantly forget about it, but these things could eventually dissolve into microplastics - plastic pollution. What gets into the water courses, flows out to sea. It's not visible to us on land, but we are affecting wildlife, choking our seas and cutting off an important source of the world's oxygen supply."
“The students at the UWE Bristol are from across the globe, coming from so many backgrounds. But we all share one common truth: humanity is the biggest threat to this planet's health and if we continue as we are currently, we will have blown it. I hope that the sculpture will inspire the university’s staff and students to start conversations, which can lead to change.”
Location
The Plaza (between X and Z Block)
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
UK
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