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Media Experiments

Making artwork is an invitation to experiment. in a world full of waste and consumption, I choose waste as a primary medium; litter,  junk mail, textile refuse, and pigments derived from food waste or alcohol inks extracted from dried markers. the medium makes the message evident.

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Mere Pond Material Studies

2021

Series of material studies using muddy trash from Elm Park Mere Pond collected during Pollinator Picnic and Pick-up Sticks performance

Mud Casting

2019

Experiments into casting and drying found mud

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Emotional Landscapes

2017-Present

Series of small paintings made from alcohol inks distilled from used markers.​

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Food Based Media

2017-Present

Experiments in developing natural pigments from food waste

Mail as Media

2016-ongoing

Initial studies into the use of junk mail and print media as canvas and work surface

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Found Trash Forms

2019

Litter collected from Elm Park Mere Pond tested for physical strength as construction material

I am my own constellation. Design is the telescoping ladder that I keep in my apron.

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As an interdisciplinary eco-artist, I am committed to challenging viewers to confront the impact of human actions on our natural environment. My work inspires social consciousness and sparks memories related to the act of disposal by transforming discarded materials into powerful public works of art. 


My practice is built upon three key methods: interactive fieldwork, arts-based research, and appropriation of industrial processes on a human scale. I use walking and a paddleboard to collect physical artifacts from locations to create site-specific mobile studios and perform acts of maintenance in the spaces where the materials were retrieved. Circularity is a central theme, where I become the mechanism for recycling and repurposing waste as a primary medium to drive the conversation around sustainable practices and the personal protection of our ecosystems.

 © 2021 by kathryn egnaczak

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