NYC artist Futura constructs art from waste at Bali’s Desa Potato Head

An island associated with sensory overload, Bali’s neverending stretches of sand, biodiverse waters, and sprawling rainforests have made it a haven for visitors. But at the heart of its tourism trade, the disturbing build up of waste along its shores has reached crisis point. Drawing attention to the global pollution crisis through artistic means, in December 2022, NYC artist Futura unveiled a large-scale installation at Bali creative village Desa Potato Head, constructed entirely from waste materials sourced across the island...read more at nowness.com
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[@MoreSlowMo]

ゴミの問題をアートの表現で提議するのって最高にクールだと思う。フューチュラを知ってからもう20年くらい経つけど、今もかっこいいことしてて嬉しい。

[@user-sn8mv2og6k]

best part of the youtube is on this channel!

[@oranje2974]

eyo its the OG Futura 2000, what a legend

[@chapter25]

Love it. Shout out to the whole production for this film!

[@tribotokill]

thank you for promotes my home country....

[@sweetrebeldy]

Dind´t khow because you didn´t say that the plastic upcycle process is from "Precious Plastic" proyect, that share the machines and the process to do that.

[@EMARTINEZ3055]

This was really moving. Art and Life colliding to show that beauty can come from tragedy.

[@Oregonpaint]

This struckme about the Balinese when I was there, there is no difference or separation between art, life, beauty, tragedy, black, or white, everything is just a very vibrant shade of grey somewhere on the continuous spectrum.

[@Alex_Hoang4]

Absolute Epic Docuseries!

[@joshvanover]

Incredible ✨💜🧩

[@imamputra2479]

I got emotional while watching this video, congrats!

[@JoeNovacks]

congatulations amazing art! 🌅🎼🎶💯❤💫

[@stephaniepg6646]

Him and his group are the future.

[@-Bloomingtales]

Love this

[@CubismartBalilover]

nice story

[@dwinandaaldyan]

❤

[@madekrisnadwipayana1635]

♥

[@doppiorizzonte]

♥Futura/e

[@vslsnd2320]

Legend tells Futura is still picking plastic bags...

[@alfsyhd]

i'm jeuleous that the idea doesnt comes from local people

[@PromiselandNYC]

🤍

[@avichjuice]

kakek 2000

[@wilsonlorialitandtheater]

And that makes me think...with all that history, all that spirituality and they are destroying their own habitat? It doesn't make any sense to me.

[@thatguywhois]

do you think Balinese are the only perpetrator of their own habitat?