You have no doubt seen SUBSET’s pieces up around Dublin.
The collective’s latest piece has just been finished in Temple Bar – and it’s stunning.
It’s the final piece of the group’s Climate series. It comprises of shapes found in “microscopic images of sand, water and plastics. Abstract lines fracture the flow and represent the obtrusive nature of plastic.
“The work is tied together with a striking visual of a fish entrapped in a plastic bag, enticing viewers to navigate the installation,” SUBSET said.
It is also the largest and most prominent piece of work that SUBSET has created in Ireland to date.
The collective, which is made up of artists, designers, filmmakers and curators said:
“We have created a multifaceted artwork campaign with the intention to force the consideration of the climate emergency – in particular, plastic pollution.
“Plastic is one of the world’s most pervasive pollutants. Approximately 300 million tons of plastic are manufactured each year. In brutal contrast, the material is nearly impossible to destroy. It only breaks down, shredding into smaller pieces. This gives rise to a proliferation of tiny shards of the material, less than 5mm in length – microplastic.
“In order to explore and present the percolation of plastic into our environment, we created a series of large scale artworks heavily inspired by microscopic particles of plastic. Over the last four months, these artworks have taken formation in Dublin’s Royal Hibernian Academy, Colorado and finally, on the streets of Temple Bar.”
The mural can now be seen on the ESB Building in Temple Bar.
