Turning Plastic into Functional Art
9Redemptive Plastics is a collaborative project between alt_Chicago, an artist-led, faith-based, community-driven nonprofit and Happy Returns Studio, a studio where robotics and recycling meet the arts. With Redemptive Plastics, the two groups are looking to redeem recyclables and transform them into functional art.
"Functional art became that physical expression, that tangible thing that now can become a communal component through artistic practice and artistic expression that can lead to communal change," Redemptive Plastics Director, Jordan Campbell said.
Redemptive Plastic is based on Chicago’s west side and provides job opportunities for young adults in the area. Through cohorts, West side natives learn to make objects such as benches and stools with plastic.
"I do want to get into a partnership with the city to be able to take the bus benches that are out there and replace them with our bus benches that we make," cohort-participant, Darrius Mathis said.
Lake Stool is an art book created by Redemptive Plastics’ second cohort, "Plastic Patrol". To learn more about about this project visit, alt_ chicago (altspacechicago.com).
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