An Artist Reimagines The Purpose Of Coal, At The Crossroads Between Art And Design.
Maybe you didn’t know, but as we speak, good old coal is still the most used energy fuel for generating electricity in the world.
If we analyzing the past of the material: its transformation from a plant into a rock, and currently into the fuel; we can try to predict the new and complex future of coal and similar fossil-fuel. The artist is reinterpreting the purpose of this fossil fuel: “we actually go beyond recycling, towards an active transformation of the material and of its purpose” says Eduard Locota, the artist.
By using coal as a manufacturing material, the artist is predicting an alternative future for coal, where this
combustible material is not primarily used as the world’s leading fuel. “it’s one thing to recycle a material that was previously used in the industry, but it’s a totally different game to actively repurpose a material towards a new industry. Who would normally think of using fuel as a furniture piece?”
The works tells the story of a metamorphosis, of transformations and transitions. A transition both at the level of the individual and at the level of society. The works revolving around the concept of deforestation, the transformation of man from youth to adulthood, recent deindustrialization, and the transition to the digital age.
The artist’s creations highlight the synthesis through alternative materials used, such as: synthetic marble, synthetic glass, synthetic stone, charcoal, wood, and so on. The works have a powerful conceptual plasticity but also physical plasticity. A concept that can be interpreted as modern design works of the 21st Century.
Check out the instagram of the artist: www.instagram.com/eduardlocota
website: www.eduardlocota.com
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