Shang-Yi Hua
HALF life
3.5”H, 13.5”W, 6”D
Resin
3.5”H, 13.5”W, 6”D
Resin
The mood of this piece is one of mourning-for lives lost and endangered by disease, and also for lives imperiled by the downstream effects of so many single-use items entering our shared environment. The materials saving the lives of healthcare workers during this pandemic also contribute to global pollution, a massive problem we have yet to address sufficiently. The title of the work refers both to the feeling of living in our current liminal state, and also to the chemical half-life of plastic waste.