Renowned photographer Dan Tobin Smith is introducing his latest installation, titled 'The First Law of Kipple,' at this year's London Design Festival.
Unfamiliar with kipple? The title, and concept, hail from Philip K. Dick's 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,' a science fiction novel published in 1968, and later adapted into the film Blade Runner. The term refers to useless objects, like gum wrappers or coupons you receive in the junk mail. When there's no one around, these valueless scraps reproduce themselves, causing the universe to hurtle "towards a final sate of total, absolute kippleization."
As you might expect, the installation involves a lot of what you might consider to be "junk." The 200-square-meter space is littered with color-coded oddments. What can be a decidedly unglamorous experience of daily life, is instantly transformed into something visually appealing.
What's Driving This Trend
- Colorful Junk Installations
- Art installations made of upcycled garbage and junk are becoming increasingly popular
- Sustainable Art
- Artists are focusing more on sustainability and using recycled materials to create their art
- Environmental Art
- Art is being used to highlight environmental issues and encourage people to live more sustainably
Who This Affects Most
- Art and Design
- There is an opportunity for artists and designers to create sustainable and environmentally conscious art pieces using recycled materials
- Waste Management
- The trend towards upcycling junk into art presents an opportunity for waste management companies to partner with artists to tackle the issue of waste
- Sustainability Consulting
- Businesses can hire sustainability consultants to help them find ways to reduce their environmental impact and encourage sustainable practices through art and design installations
