Timeless Virtue Artistic Statement: Please refer to this link for our artistic statement. Construction Process: A. Constructing an Arm Wear 1. Fusing Plastic: We decided to use iron to fuse plastic bags together to create the material for our arm band. We used plastic bags from our room and from the lab. The resulting material was…
Pangna Sun – Presentation: Tomorrow
Case-Study Presentation Topic: Tomorrow. Grassroots Solutions to Human Extinction Link to Presentation: Tomorrow_Pangna_Sun.pdf
Plastic Paradise?! – Mohammed and Pangna
Plastic Paradise?! by Mohammed Arham and Pangna Sun, 2021 Mainly made out of plastic bottles, the installation is an allegory of Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, UAE. The aim is to show the plastic footprint left behind by our daily plastic consumption and waste. According to the Natural Resource Defense Council(NRDC), “we produce…
Pangna Sun – Clothes Tagged: Made from Plastic
I was not aware that many of our clothes are made of plastic. This is shocking because I wear them every single day but know nothing about them. What did I think they are made of? I started asking myself after I read the class materials. I always thought that clothes are made from plants like cotton…
Pangna Sun – Journey to the Beach
I took this class assignment as an opportunity to search for trash on the way to the beach and at the Saadiyat Beach as well as to do some exercise. I did not expect much trash at the beach because the last time I was there, the beach looked quite clean. This could be because…
Pangna Sun – “Battle of the Bag”: A Troublesome Relationship
“It’s not always easy to see when a relationship is in trouble. […] But we’ve been together so long it’s difficult to imagine a different world, one in which people determined the fate of plastic, rather than the other way around” (Freinke 141). I was hooked by this opening of the chapter “Battle of the…
Pangna Sun – Guest Speaker: Adele Foucart
I learned a lot about the recycling process of plastics from Adele Foucart’s talk about her Precious Plastic Shanghai project. Like Vouloudis’, her project also showcases the discussion we have been having from the film Bag It: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing…
Pangna Sun – Guest Speaker : Antonios Vouloudis
Vouloudis’ talk about the sustainability projects in Abu Dhabi was very informative and inspiring. Prior to this class, I did not that we have the Ghadan 21 project here, which is quite shocking because I live only 10 minutes away from the site. Just like when I was watching the film Bag It, I felt guilty that…