Tonight, the ‘Own Your Rubbish’ campaign relaunched at the new Tsoko Gallery located at Doon Estate. The exhibition was opened by the German Ambassador, His Exellency Ulrich Klöckner. ‘Own Your Rubbish’, which was funded by Culture Fund through the Swedish Embassy and the European Union, featured pieces by local artists made of trash. The first iteration focused on chairs made from waste, but tonight, pieces featuring 1950s gas masks found at a local junk yard stole the show.
There were also beautiful installations and crafts , wine glasses made from beer bottles and other random paraphernalia found in the rubbish pile. The event was well-attended and guests were treated to hot soup from the new Doon Estate restaurant ‘Little Eataly’.
Laurie Macpherson, the founder of the campaign, emphasised the need to recycle and “own our rubbish” in order to save our environment and wildlife. Her explanation of albatrosses dying by the thousands in the North Pacific and being found with stomachs full of bottle tops and plastic drove home the need for conscious consumerism and waste management systems.
The exhibition is powerful. You have one month to go and check it out at Tsoko Gallery until July 25, 2016.
