"Chicago Ground Cover" (Dan Peterman, 1997)
78 E. Washington (Chicago Cultural Center)
Dan Peterman's "ground cover" invites visitors to dance out doors, in the park. Made entirely from recycled plastic (the equivalent of millions of plastic milk bottles) the sculpture is an ironic comment on the futility of recycling. The recycled plastic is the result of new techniques to deal with the ever-increasing glut of consumer pollution. With the process itself creating new sources of waste as it recycles existing ones, the millions of bottles will never disappear. Chicago Ground Cover is a part of Peterman's ongoing examination of the intricate economic systems of recycling projects and how they reflect our contemporary relationship with the environment.
"Chicago Ground Cover" (Dan Peterman, 1997)
78 E. Washington (Chicago Cultural Center)
Dan Peterman's "ground cover" invites visitors to dance out doors, in the park. Made entirely from recycled plastic (the equivalent of millions of plastic milk bottles) the sculpture is an ironic comment on the futility of recycling. The recycled plastic is the result of new techniques to deal with the ever-increasing glut of consumer pollution. With the process itself creating new sources of waste as it recycles existing ones, the millions of bottles will never disappear. Chicago Ground Cover is a part of Peterman's ongoing examination of the intricate economic systems of recycling projects and how they reflect our contemporary relationship with the environment.