![]() Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.ġ992 Created ‘Jet’ a series of organically shaped turbines carved into slabs of marble and placed in the chalk streams of Kent the projects aim was to highlight industrial encroachment on these important waterways by creating a non invasive sculpture to engage the public into the debate of their protection.ġ993 Created ‘Defluxio’ a series of water deviation plinths in Los Angeles water causeways highlighting the impact city planners have on natural water flow & dispersion in the environment.ġ995 Designed and fabricated 500 solar stills, a simple but life saving design that converts ocean water into fresh drinking water using only the sun. Declaring myself a advocate of the 3R Strategy. It was as clear then as it is now, It is insanity to create a packaging item with all the associated carbon emissions simply dump it after a single use.ġ990 Formed the studio & trademarked the brand, committing to total green policies which included administered footprint management, studio waste solutions, green energy sources, water recycling policies and zero single use packaging. Aluminium is one of the few materials that can go through this process an almost unlimited number of times with no quality issues or degradation for either the same drinks industry. For years the Maldives has simply buried their rubbish including aluminium, unaware that it takes 20 times the amount of energy to create virgin can rather than recycling those currently in circulation. Taking it home with you in your luggage, where aluminium recycling is more accessible seemed to me the only viable solution as there were no such facilities in these remote islands. If you drink a can of beer for example with your meal, then as your bill arrives at the table so also does the crushed can. << Support these projects & collect art on /SustainableArt/Aboutġ985/86 Over a period of nine months I sea kayaked from north to south of the Maldivian atolls, giving away over 250 aluminium can crushers with stickers & information leaflets to suggest the benefits of tourists taking away with them the imported rubbish created during their holiday. My intention is to reinforce a belief that society is in need of a spiritual re-awakening with nature and of how we can all make small changes for the better. Here are some of the projects I have been able to work on so as to have a deeper understanding of the problem. I understand the complexities of the subject, but seeing the poor decisions of policy makers twinned with corporate entities choosing profits with the environment as an afterthought over the past 40 years you can understand my frustration. I am a simple artist with limited resources but with a lifelong determination that has never diminished. ![]() I feel compelled in attempting to face a global issue on a personal scale' ![]()
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