Val Curry
ONE DAY
Val Curry & Robert David Reedy
Inspired by the concepts of Cradle to Cradle design, The One Day Project investigates the material possibilities hidden within local waste streams in Dallas. Interested in natural and industrial systems and processes, Curry and Reedy believe that there is a potential for nature and industry to be complementary aspects of a balanced and profitable system.
The artists began by exploring methods to enhance and establish sustainable equality within their creative practice. After researching corporate waste management policies and touring local landfills, they found a corporate waste stream that they could circumvent: Starbucks. They collected Starbuck’s trash that was destined for the landfill and started to explore the material possibilities hidden within that waste.
Val Curry & Robert David Reedy
Inspired by the concepts of Cradle to Cradle design, The One Day Project investigates the material possibilities hidden within local waste streams in Dallas. Interested in natural and industrial systems and processes, Curry and Reedy believe that there is a potential for nature and industry to be complementary aspects of a balanced and profitable system.
The artists began by exploring methods to enhance and establish sustainable equality within their creative practice. After researching corporate waste management policies and touring local landfills, they found a corporate waste stream that they could circumvent: Starbucks. They collected Starbuck’s trash that was destined for the landfill and started to explore the material possibilities hidden within that waste.
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Through the persistence of trial and error, they discovered that the paper waste could be pulped and then cast into simple geometric objects which function as repurposed vessels.
At Ro2 Art, Curry and Reedy will be installing modular installations of the objects formed from one day of waste from one local Starbucks, deliberately displaying the raw unrefined possibilities of this pulped material. The installation invites the viewer to reconsider the relationships found between the products and services that they consume and their implications and potential.
At Ro2 Art, Curry and Reedy will be installing modular installations of the objects formed from one day of waste from one local Starbucks, deliberately displaying the raw unrefined possibilities of this pulped material. The installation invites the viewer to reconsider the relationships found between the products and services that they consume and their implications and potential.
Repositioning the context of this waste material and bringing it within the confines of the art gallery, viewers are prompted to question the complexities of value, the consequences of their individual actions and the future potential of our collected actions.
ONE DAY will be on view at Ro2 Art Downtown, located at 110 North Akard in Dallas, Texas, opening Saturday, November 2 through December 1, 2013. Ro2 Art is collaborating with MAP 2013, to provide a global platform for the artists to share their knowledge and experience. For more information, contact Jordan Roth / Ro2 Art, at (214) 803-9575
ONE DAY will be on view at Ro2 Art Downtown, located at 110 North Akard in Dallas, Texas, opening Saturday, November 2 through December 1, 2013. Ro2 Art is collaborating with MAP 2013, to provide a global platform for the artists to share their knowledge and experience. For more information, contact Jordan Roth / Ro2 Art, at (214) 803-9575
