Beacon Two: The Beacon of Regeneration
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2021
Artist: Ben Grund (Austrian)
Dimensions:
60cm x 25cm x 30cm
Medium: Shredded polyester, yarn, found metal beams, polyethylene insulation, upcycled lamp plug, 15W E14 bulb.
Object number: UAC 1029
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DescriptionBen Grund studied BA Textile Design at Central Saint Martins. He says:
'This textile-upholstered beacon depicts LGBTQIA+ activists being apprehended at a pride rally in Moscow, Russia. The beacon’s frame is shaped with found waste metal to depict a photograph of policemen and protesters interlocking limbs and bodies during confrontation at this rally. The upholstery textile is constructed through shredding and stitching together layers of landfill heading waste polyester fabric.
Most European nations immorally dumped their textile waste abroad in their former colonies in Africa and Asia due to cheap labour, low general costs, and lacking waste ownership promoted through pervasive single-use product attitudes and consumption habits.
This beacon symbolises an expression of hope that both humans respecting our environments and humans respecting one another is possible, essential, and beautiful once achieved.'
'This textile-upholstered beacon depicts LGBTQIA+ activists being apprehended at a pride rally in Moscow, Russia. The beacon’s frame is shaped with found waste metal to depict a photograph of policemen and protesters interlocking limbs and bodies during confrontation at this rally. The upholstery textile is constructed through shredding and stitching together layers of landfill heading waste polyester fabric.
Most European nations immorally dumped their textile waste abroad in their former colonies in Africa and Asia due to cheap labour, low general costs, and lacking waste ownership promoted through pervasive single-use product attitudes and consumption habits.
This beacon symbolises an expression of hope that both humans respecting our environments and humans respecting one another is possible, essential, and beautiful once achieved.'
