# Trash Bin Pools Louisa Dawson Juxtaposes Poverty to Luxury with These Ironic Sculptures By Andrew Robertson | Published 2012-04-09 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louisa-dawson References: [bitrebels](http://www.bitrebels.com/design/ultimate-dumpster-diving-dumpsters-repurposed-into-pools/) & [louisadawson](http://www.louisadawson.com/pages/page4_temporarydisplacement.html) To Louisa Dawson the idea of swimming around in a dumpster takes on a slightly modified (and more pleasant) connotation than it would for the rest of us. While the image of rooting around for trash would cause most of to infer that A) you've lost something and are in desperate need of retrieving it or B) your life has taken a turn for the worse. These rehabilitated dumpsters from the artist's 'Temporary Displacement' project juxtaposes luxury to poverty resulting in ironic and evocative structures. In regards to her work Louisa Dawson says, "I connect ideas about changes in [urban environments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leftover-bench), the politics of [public space](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-seoul-20), and the social inequalities of travel and mobility." Evocative and engaging, these [garbage bin-themed pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-tanning-pool) illustrate the dichotomy between comfort and destitute and the images that invoke those associations. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Upcycling:** Repurposing trash bins into luxury pools is an innovative way to upcycle waste material to create value. - **Social Commentary Art:** Using art to highlight social inequalities and urban environmental changes creates an opportunity for disrupting traditional forms of expression. - **Sustainable Architecture:** The temporary displacement project showcases the potential to explore using sustainable and upcycled building materials in architectural innovation. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Design:** The art world can explore incorporating social commentary in art to broaden audience engagement and explore contemporary issues. - **Real Estate Development:** Real estate developers could explore using upcycled materials in constructing luxury amenities to establish unique selling propositions. - **Waste Management:** Garbage bin pools project a new perspective for the waste management and recycling industry to discover innovative ways to reuse waste. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Whimsical Pool-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/public-pool-exhibition.md) - [Upcycled Sculptural Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eps-expanded-polystyrene-serie.md) - [Urban Portugal Swimming Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-pool.md) - [Artful Seaweed-Inspired Bin Magnets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetic-edition.md) - [Asymmetrical Ultra-Compact Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faraway-pool.md) - [Fluid Basketball-Net Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swimming-pools-and-bubblegum.md) - [Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sam-keller.md) - [Repurposed Studio Scrap Pottery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daon-pottery.md) - [Accessible Floating Public Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-public-pool.md)