Mycoremediation 2050, explores environmental futures, material transformation, and the relationship between human systems and natural ecologies. Working with reclaimed plastic and light, I create sculptural forms that investigate how discarded materials might be reimagined through processes of renewal, adaptation, and ecological repair.
The light sculptures presented here form part of my ongoing Mycoremediation 2050 series, a body of work inspired by mycoremediation, the fungal process of breaking down environmental contaminants. Drawing from the ability of certain mushroom species to decompose plastic waste, I imagine speculative futures in which natural systems become active agents in restoring damaged environments.
Central to my practice is a process of material dialogue with the plastics I collect and repurpose. Through experimentation, I have developed an understanding of the distinct behaviours embedded within different plastic types. Each material responds uniquely to heat, light, tension, and manipulation, shrinking, warping, softening, or expanding. Rather than imposing form onto the material, I work collaboratively with these material responses, allowing the characteristics of each plastic bottle to inform the final sculpture.
Light functions as both a material and a metaphor within the work, suggesting transformation, resilience, and the possibility of regeneration. By transforming discarded plastics into illuminated organic forms, I seek to balance environmental urgency with beauty and wonder, inviting reflection on waste, coexistence, and the ecological futures we choose to imagine.
These light sculptures have been sold. However, similar one-of-one creations can be commissioned upon request.
Each piece is individually made using reclaimed and repurposed materials, meaning no two works are ever identical.
