Bingbing Chen

30 September – 14 October 2023

Reimagine can have reference to Re-cycle, Re-use, Re-build and so on. In my mind rubbish can be re-art, as we should try all the possibilities and who knows what it can be changed into without trying. I use the alphabets X, A, B to represent my artworks and to express the possibility of more artistic ideas in the future.

My artwork explores the complex relationship between human and nature and our responsibility for environmental sustainability. Using plastic bags and barbed wire in my artwork which were once considered to be waste, the works symbolise the challenges posed by modern consumer culture and industrialized society.

Plastic bags are a symbol of waste and pollution in modern society. However, in my work, I try to weave through the colours of these soft materials. Weaving through the barbed hard wire, the artwork reflects the symbols of people living in urban life between steel and concrete buildings. Through the stricture, pattern and material used, the artwork symbolises people living their daily lives – walking through streets , stations, buildings and the never ending urban infrastructure. Our modern life is surrounded by plastic items that we design, sell, use and discard. We need to reimagine the use of plastic bags and re-art them, forming a closed loop around us so that that can ultimately be appreciated.

Exhibition launched by

Nicholas Tsoutas

Independent Curator

Former Director of SCA Galleries & Art Space

Saturday 30 September 2023