Polymer Waves
Alfred Arms, Old Northam Road, Southampton
2nd June 2023
Welcome to Polymer Waves, a group exhibition created by ZEST arts collective. Within this thought-provoking showcase, artists have responded to a brief centred around the pressing issue of the climate crisis, intertwining sustainable practices and utilisation of recycled and found materials.
Mandy Smith, ‘untitled’, Sculpture with found materials
Jojo Lewis, ‘untitled’, Photography and projection installation
Fred Thornton, ‘untitled’, waste plastic
James Hewins, ‘The Transition Area’, Mixed media
Ellen Gillett, ‘Lean Time’, Projected Video Installation
Jenny Andrews, ‘untitled’, Glass Sculpture
Robin Price, ‘Desk 1’, Desk (made from scraps), Objects on Desk (items from Chessel Bay)
Katie Mullender, 1. ‘Peach?’ 2. ‘Pear Pair’ 3. ‘Dragon Fruit’, works on paper
Sharlott Wardner, ‘Salty Tears’, Found Object Sculpture
Poppy F. Ash, ‘Street Fan’, Coloured pencil on paper
Anna Marris, 'Waste Cycle 01-05', Tetra Pak Prints on Paper
Net Warner, ‘Endure’, Clay, PETG plastic, water and Inkjet print, Installation
These amulets are the result of a workshop hosted by ZEST artist Bryn Lloyd. Fabricated from foraged plastics and other discarded material collected by ZEST artists from the banks of the river Itchen in Southampton.
Climate Action Workshops
‘Polymer Waves’ also saw the results of the first instalment of the Caustic Bloom rewilding Southampton project. Caustic Bloom was founded by ZEST artist James Hewins.
