Magical Landscapes Created Within Plastic Bags by Vilde Rolfsen.

These images can almost be mistaken for close-ups of Arctic caves, crashing waves or aerials of icy mountains. Alas, these unusual and imaginary ‘landscape’ series by Norwegian artist Vilde Rolfsen were constructed with tinted lights and coloured cardboard within the humble plastic bag.

Influenced by varying types of light in Norway during different seasons – the blue hour, the northern lights, the midnight sun, the polar dark, and the southern summer night light, Rolfsen conjures magical, abstract scenes out of the delicate creases of discarded plastic bags we carry our groceries in.

The aim is not to glorify plastic, but rather to provoke thinking of how plastic can be re-used and to minimise the harmful effects of discarded plastic on the environment. “Plastic bags are a huge contributor to the landfill waste, and are extremely harmful for our oceans and the creatures living there. These plastic bags were found in the street.”  When was the last time you saw a plastic bag abandoned in a gutter, and thought of it as street art?

Related Yellowtrace posts:
Recycled Beauty by Laurie Frankel.
Social Art From The Obsolete by Nick Gentry.

[Images courtesy of Vilde Rolfsen.]