sustainability awards - art work

"My concept evolved from the research and development I had made into renewable fibres. I developed a further understanding of clothing and textile brands that use waste products and nontraditional sustainable fibres to create wearable fabric. I was able to experiment with using purely natural fibres, such as vegetable skins, peelings, bamboo, cotton and hemp."



"We exist in an egocentric era of consumables and capitalism, that it is often more expensive and time consuming to make sustainable choices. It is my hope that in using digital technologies to visually communicate issues, I bring environmental art away from the Land Art of the 1970s and into 2017, in a method that minimises waste and brings the natural landscape to the attention of the disenfranchised, urban viewer."




"My work addresses a worsening social issue. There is a taboo associated with Alzheimer’s and Dementia and of other mental illnesses, which is not similarly reflected in other diseases such as cancer. In spite of this there is not enough research, funding or knowledge on the topic and I wish to change people's mindsets towards it, through understanding and experiencing one aspect of the disease for themselves."



"Flooding is a result of mankind’s harsh treatment of the environment. It has happened more frequently in Leeds in the past few years, and as a team, we want to raise awareness about flooding. We feel that the lightheartedness of Noelline’s flood story has a strong potential to be crafted into an animated film that can engage the audience emotionally, and foster inquiry into the climate change issue."





"We live in a disposable consumer society where everyone is obsessed with the new; the fashion industry is one of the largest culprits. I am deeply concerned with the environmental damage we are causing because of the sheer amount of waste we contribute to landfill. When I look at an old cereal packet or headphones that no longer work, I do not see trash, I see potential. I look at them and think how they can be manipulated in order to give them value."






"Through processes of foraging and manipulation an alchemic approach is established to produce sensitive and delicate work that ultimately enables an audience to look more closely at the materiality of the real world. By using materials that are otherwise overlooked or discarded I strive to re-understand matter through tactile making, presenting them in alternative ways."