Carolyn Cardinet: Visual Art Blog

Opening 25 October the show is on till 6 December 2015. A beautiful exhibition on the Yering Station winery ground showing the width and breath of Contemporary Sculpture.               Photo by Tracey Lamb 'My work is intended to draw attention to the worldwide problem of mass production and senseless waste of plastic packaging. I choose to create large visually beautiful sculptural work to prompt questions about the affect and effect that single-use plastics have on our environment.'

    Photo by David Warnock Like and oil spill, plastic never goes away  is an all black immersive installation.  The exhibition space is transformed into a window that reflects on the state of our oceans’ seabeds. The work is assembled out of the black plastic I have collected from Port Phillip Bay and gleaned from the streets around my studio. Most of the plastic ‘detritus’ appearing in the work passed through our hands, used only once before being discarded in the overflowing bins of our city streets before washing up on our shores. The work explicitly asks “how much more plastic do we need?” With current rates of consumption we are arguably at a point of no return. One can easily foresee the whole sea (as in this installation) being strewn with debris that will never disappear unless we stop using plastic, start to care for our eco-system and reconnect with our environment.                                                                               

Like an oil spill Plastic never goes away Is an installation specifically designed for the Curio Space for the city of Mannigham MC2 square             Install day a long way to go

Installation of Poly-sea-jelly on scaffolding went according to plan with a slight and change for the better.  Looking forward to seeing you on Oct 25 for the official opening at Yering Station in the Yarra Valley.

Putting the last touch to my entry for the Yering Sculpture Prize 2015 in the Yarra Valley 'Poly Sea Jelly' is an assemblage of hand-cut polyethylene. Each strand is attached to a single metal frame. The structure is lit up internally with LED's. I must say I cannot wait to see this work  in-situ hanging inside the gallery Opening day Sunday 25th October 2915!

Is opening this Tuesday 6 October 2015 at Melbourne Uni Organised by Basurama artist collective This project reflects on what is our daily trash regardless of our age, gender or country of origin.           Trash by Carolyn Cardinet TrashLation Exhibition 6-16 October 2015 at Mel Uni Hall - old quadrangle Visit the virtual show here http://trashlation.tumblr.com

For 'Assemblage of the Past' thanks to my amazing helpers whom came on this  trip on a sunny day! Thank you Anna for this wonderful opportunity in giving creative minds the possibility to respond to this beautiful  land and past history.