The Flaneur – artist statement

For this project “ the Flaneur” My object is a disposable water bottle. Nowadays having these water bottles be so accessible, buying water becomes common. And often times when we purchase we are emotionless. Having something so crucial in our day to day lives we forget that these water bottles are made from plastic. By the time you dispose these bottles, it just becomes another piece of plastic. To emphasize that, I used cling wrap. By wrapping plastic on plastic, narrating our usage on these water bottles through cling wrap.  The photos are presented in a series. And each series conveys different emotions and message. The first series is an introduction. An introduction to how we portray these water bottles, how emotionless we are in terms of using plastic. For the second series, I used more of a dynamic approach. By crushing and zooming into the water bottle, increasing the contrast and lowering the exposure, trying to convey fear and discomfort to the audience. The last photo represents reality. How we are polluting our planet, contaminating our ocean and killing animals. But in the end, it all comes back to us. By killing our planet we are slowly killing ourselves as well.

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