Marilyn Waligore

Artist Statement

STATEMENT ABOUT WORK:

My transformation of aluminum detritus into fantastic sea creatures alludes to the contrast between our disregard for the environment and our simultaneous dependence upon it for our survival. Aluminum packaging becomes symbolic of our use of natural resources as the images suggest fanciful options for the recycling of post-consumer waste. These photographs document objects that are assembled to create sculptural forms. Collected during walks in my neighborhood, this litter can be described as the trash of trash. I affirm the materiality of objects that we tend to "delete" from our visual field, despite their prevalence in our urban environments. I hope to encourage an embrace of the potential actions of reduce, reuse, recycle, and conserve, while fostering reconsideration of our daily habits, and their eventual global impact.