SAKARIT

ACT NOW CLIMATE CRISIS Are you ready to make a change or be part of the change? Join the fight against "Global Boiling."
Act now to prevent future natural disasters.
Start by upcycling and reducing your trash.
Be part of the change.
Start Your Journey Join the fight against "Global Boiling."
Act now to prevent future natural disasters.
Start by upcycling and reducing your trash. Be part of the change.
Climate Crisis Trash Pollution Global Boiling
Climate Crisis Trash Pollution Global Boiling

ACT NOW! : Design as disruption, protest, and possibility

This series upcycles discarded materials —plastic bags, food packaging, bottles, and cardboard— into prints, functional, decorative, and emergency items. These include posters, postcards, pin buttons, tote bags, purses, backpacks, a sculptural poster, a jacket, a t-shirt design, and a mobile workstation.

The project extends my 2009 work Quisquiliae: 21st-century Dadaism, Art and Design for All Possible Worlds, reimagining waste as raw material for aesthetic and social transformation.

In response to the UN’s declaration of the “Global Boiling” era, the project critiques capitalism’s culture of overconsumption and disposable goods. Graphic design, textile design, and fashion design converge through the principle of “more is more,” creating a total work of art inspired by Wagner’s concept of Gesamtkunstwerk—a comprehensive, all-embracing art form. In today’s context, this becomes Environmental Graphic Design.

The goal is not just to design an exhibition. It is to inspire people to rethink consumption, reduce household waste, reimagine the legacy of time-defying plastic and celebrate creative reuse, and creatively upcycle discarded materials to help build a more sustainable world.

TRASH CRISIS: Act Now or Live With It

All the artwork in this show was thoughtfully arranged to elevate each piece, making the work more powerful and allowing the pieces to support one another. The exhibition ran from November 17 to December 7, 2023, on the 3rd floor of the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Pavilion at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. It aimed to raise awareness about the climate crisis, ocean pollution, and the impact of overconsumption. The show highlighted how artists and designers can respond by incorporating plastic and discarded materials into their creative practices.

Posters & Postcards
Button Pins
& Stickers

Trash Crisis: Act Now Or Live With It

Sculptural Posters
Trash-to-Treasure Bag Collection
Trash Jacket
The shape and pattern of the jacket are unconventional, giving it a fine-art quality that makes it resemble a wearable art piece or sculpture.
This jacket is made from newspapers, magazines, packaging, plastic, and other discarded and found materials, addressing the decline of the publishing industry due to new online business models, economic crises, and increased overconsumption, as well as trash and ocean pollution. The addition of gold jingle bells, ostrich feathers, and metallic objects enhances the jacket's haute couture aesthetic.
The jacket was constructed by draping collages on a mannequin to shape the jacket, creating a voluminous and structured form. I stitched in a zipper for easy wear and removal and added plastic linings both inside and out to make it rain-resistant.

Pandora Mobile Workstation

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