Make Art Not Waste
On the island of Koh Seh, arts and crafts with plastic from beach cleans are a creative and functional alternative to the incineration of ocean plastics. Marine Conservation Cambodia run daily clean ups around the island and organise large joint clean ups on Kep Mainland beaches.
Documenting the Deluge (2017-18)
Waste reflects society’s behaviour. Even flip-flops get tangled in the mess of string, plastic, fishing lines and rope… trees, decorated with ripped plastic bags and rope.
Projects include:
Video
We visit Nina Clayton of Make Art Not Waste on the remote island of Koh Seh in Cambodia to see how they handle plastic pollution, and ideas to make art, not waste.
Video shows:
- cigarette lighter lampshades
- eco brick steps with plastic bottle tops
- painting on reclaimed wood
- fans woven with plastic straws
- plastic bottle hanging wall
- fishing buoy hanging wall
- found art plastic collage
- workshop with large collection of sorted found plastic – love that Nina describes it as Treasure
Make Art Not Waste, Cambodia
PROFILE
Make art not waste came about in 2017 when Nina Clayton, an Environmental Science graduate and Dive Master studying marine conservation, became aware of the devastating amount of plastic waste in the ocean after witnessing it washing ashore daily on the remote island of Koh Seh in Cambodia.
Nina and other Marine Conservation Cambodia volunteers make artworks, mosaics, sculptures and installations from the beach finds. An outreach programme was created to spread awareness among schools and universities in Cambodia.
Main Research Source
- Make Art Not Waste Facebook Page(2017-Present)