{"id":3665,"date":"2016-02-10T18:35:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T18:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luzinterruptus.com\/?p=3665"},"modified":"2023-05-09T21:46:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T19:46:04","slug":"isla-plastica-en-trafalgar-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luzinterruptus.com\/?p=3665","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Island in Trafalgar Square \/ Isla Pl\u00e1stica en Trafalgar Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last January we were invited to the\u00a0Lumiere London 2016<\/a>, an unprecedented light festival that offered a unique vision of London during 4 nights getting the public involved massively as they enjoyed a carless, artistically intervened downtown area.<\/p>\n

For this edition, they asked us to carry out a new version of our\u00a0Plastic Island <\/a>inside the fountains in Trafalgar Square. We could not say \u2018No\u2019 to such a challenge. Intervening such an emblematic place would help us to better spread our message on plastic massive usage.<\/p>\n

Although this format had to adapt itself to such a complicated space, the piece\u2019s message was still the same: \u201cto replicate, at a smaller scale, the so-called \u201ceighth continent<\/a>\u201d made of plastic and garbage which is alarmingly taking over great areas of the Pacific. Governments remain passive before this situation either because they lack interest or because\u00a0they are incapable to solve this problem<\/a>. They are allowing this huge mass of about 4 million tons of more or less crushed plastic to shape about 22,200 kilometers (about 13,794 miles) of irregular surface which goes 30 meters (about 98 feet) deep under the water, and is destroying most of the marine wildlife in the area and transforming the ecosystem.<\/em>\u201d.<\/em> You can read more of this article<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

We initially thought about just filling the fountains with recycled bottles and have them illuminated by the monument\u2019s light \u2013 this was a quick, cheap solution without technical difficulties but, being such an emblematic space, inevitable technical problems came up so we finally decided to build doughnut-shaped self-illuminated round structures that were to hold the bottles inside, making them inaccessible to the public.<\/p>\n

They got us 13,000 recycled plastic bottles, many of which had to be thoroughly cleaned as they had been retrieved from trash containers. We also had to put the cap on them so they could float. We were able to fill the first fountain with all this material.<\/p>\n

For the second one, we asked visitors to give us their bottles. However, we did not get enough bottles so we gave up the idea of filling it, leaving the structure illuminated but empty. We didn\u2019t mind this too much and even found this emptiness appropriate.<\/p>\n

This installation stayed at Trafalgar Square from January 14 to January 17, accompanying\u00a0Hans Haacke\u2019s sculpture<\/a> which was at\u00a0Plinto<\/a> at the time carefully watched by the police, the square\u2019s visitors and, of course, by Lord Nelson. It was dismantled on Sunday the 17th<\/sup>, being all the elements prepared to be re-used or returned to where they came from \u2013 the city\u2019s recycling plants.<\/p>\n

Our special thanks to\u00a0Artichoke<\/a> who\u00a0counted on us again<\/a> for this project and, apart from inviting us and producing the piece, also got the recycled material, the volunteers, and obtained the permits to do the installation in such an emblematic place after hurdling all the complicated red tape which, at times, looked like mission impossible. Thanks to Bill and Helen for fighting for the piece to the end.<\/p>\n

Thanks to all our dear volunteers who helped us and stayed with us during the entire process: cleaning the bottles, doing the installation in the fountain, the on-site explanations and the dismantling.<\/p>\n

Also thanks to the Emergency Exit Arts<\/a> people from Greeenwich, who hosted us and provided us with all the means necessary to clean and condition the bottles. Many thanks also to the people in charge of the fountains for lending us their gear to get in the fountains without freezing to death.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to\u00a0Lola Mart\u00ednez<\/a> for her incredible photos, also to\u00a0the Canada House<\/a> for letting us get on their rooftop to photograph our piece, and to\u00a0Spain Now <\/a>for their emotional support, which was especially needed while being inside a fountain of freezing water for a long time.<\/p>\n

Lastly, we invite you again to watch\u00a0Charles Moore<\/a>\u2019s video on this \u201cEight Plastic Continent<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Time of installation: 3 days.
\n<\/em>Damages: none.
\n<\/span>Exhibition time: 4 days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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El pasado mes de enero fuimos invitados al Lumiere London 2016<\/a>, un festival de luz sin precedentes que durante 4 noches ofreci\u00f3 una visi\u00f3n \u00fanica de Londres, involucrando a un p\u00fablico masivo que pudo darse el gusto de disfrutar del centro urbano, art\u00edsticamente intervenido y sin coches.<\/p>\n

Para esta edici\u00f3n, nos propusieron llevar a cabo una nueva versi\u00f3n de nuestra Isla Pl\u00e1stica<\/a> dentro de las fuentes de Trafalgar Square, y claro, no pudimos decir que no a semejante reto. Intervenir en un lugar tan emblem\u00e1tico nos ayudar\u00eda a difundir mejor nuestro mensaje sobre el uso masivo del pl\u00e1stico.<\/p>\n

Aunque el formato ten\u00eda que adaptarse a tan complicado espacio, el mensaje de la pieza segu\u00eda siendo el mismo, \u00abrecrear, a peque\u00f1a escala, ese\u00a0octavo continente<\/a> de pl\u00e1stico y basura que va apoder\u00e1ndose alarmantemente de grandes extensiones del Pac\u00edfico, ante la distante mirada de los gobiernos que o bien por su falta de inter\u00e9s, o su\u00a0incapacidad para resolverlo<\/a> est\u00e1n dejando que una masa de unos 4 millones de toneladas de pl\u00e1stico mas o menos triturado, d\u00e9 forma a unos 22.200 kil\u00f3metros de superficie irregular con una profundidad de treinta metros bajo el mar, que est\u00e1 destruyendo gran parte de la fauna marina de la zona y mutando el ecosistema\u00bb. <\/em>Pod\u00e9is leer m\u00e1s, en este art\u00edculo<\/a>…<\/p>\n

En un primer momento, nos propusimos simplemente llenar las fuentes con botellas recicladas e iluminarlas con la propia luz del monumento, algo r\u00e1pido, barato y sin complicaciones t\u00e9cnicas, pero al ser un espacio tan emblem\u00e1tico, surgieron inevitables problemas log\u00edsticos, por lo que finalmente optamos por construir unas estructuras circulares autoiluminada en forma de donut que contuvieran las botellas en su interior, haci\u00e9ndolas inaccesibles al p\u00fablico.<\/p>\n

Nos consiguieron 13.000 botellas de pl\u00e1stico recicladas, muchas de las cuales hubo que limpiar a conciencia, ya que hab\u00edan sido recuperadas de la basura, tambi\u00e9n tuvimos que taparlas para que flotaran. Con todo este material pudimos llenar la primera fuente.<\/p>\n

Para acometer la segunda, hicimos una convocatoria p\u00fablica con la idea de que los visitantes, nos cediera sus botellas, pero finalmente no conseguimos todas las que necesit\u00e1bamos y desistimos de completarla, quedando la estructura iluminada pero sin contenido. No nos import\u00f3 mucho, incluso nos pareci\u00f3 apropiado ese vac\u00edo.<\/p>\n

La instalaci\u00f3n permaneci\u00f3 en Trafalgar Square del d\u00eda 14 al 17 de enero, acompa\u00f1ando a la escultura de Hans Haacke<\/a> que en ese momento habitaba el Plinto<\/a>,\u00a0bajo la atenta mirada de la polic\u00eda, los vigilantes de la plaza, los visitantes y por supuesto del Almirante Nelson. El domingo 17 fue desmontada y todos los elementos preparado para ser reutilizados o devueltos al lugar de donde salieron, las plantas de reciclaje de la ciudad.<\/p>\n

Queremos dar especiales gracias a\u00a0Artichoke<\/a> que volvi\u00f3 a confiar en nosotros<\/a> para este proyecto y que adem\u00e1s de invitarnos y producir la pieza, consigui\u00f3 el material reciclado, los voluntarios, gestion\u00f3 los permisos para instalar en tan emblem\u00e1tico espacio, teniendo para ello que allanar todo tipo de burocracias, algo que lleg\u00f3 a parecer misi\u00f3n imposible. Gracias Bill y Helen por pelear la pieza hasta el final.<\/p>\n

A los queridos voluntarios que nos ayudaron y acompa\u00f1aron durante todo el proceso: la limpieza de las botellas, la instalaci\u00f3n en la fuente, las explicaciones in situ y el desmontaje.<\/p>\n

Tambi\u00e9n a la gente de Emergency Exit Arts<\/a>, de Greeenwich, que nos acogi\u00f3 y proporcion\u00f3 todo lo necesario para limpiar y acondicionar botellas, y a los responsables de las fuentes que nos prestaron sus equipo para poder meternos en las fuentes sin morir de fr\u00edo.<\/p>\n

Gracias por supuesto a Lola Mart\u00ednez<\/a> por sus incre\u00edbles fotos, tambi\u00e9n a la Casa de Canad\u00e1 <\/a>por dejarnos subir a su azotea a fotografiar la pieza y a Spain Now <\/a>por darnos soporte emocional, tan necesario siempre y mas cuando se est\u00e1 mentido en una fuente de agua helada durante muchas horas.<\/p>\n

Por \u00faltimo, os invitamos de nuevo a ver el video de\u00a0Charles Moore<\/a> sobre este \u201cOctavo Continente de Pl\u00e1stico<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tiempo de instalaci\u00f3n: 3 d\u00edas.
\nDa\u00f1os ocasionados: 0.
\nPermanencia de la intervenci\u00f3n: 4 d\u00edas.<\/p>\n

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