Exploring Plastic Through Art

June 8, 2020 Yajing Yan

A gallery view of small sculptures and photos of various designs.

The thesis work of Yajing Yan ’20 MFA (Metals and Jewelry Design) explores plastic and the way it interacts with the body.

“As microplastics invade the earth, and following the laws of natural selection, humans begin evolving with plastic attached in visual relationships to represent future mutations after decades of absorbing microplastics through the body.”

Three plaster mannequins rest on gallery walls — **Untitled installation | plaster bandages, plastic, thread, copper, steel**

An abstract design made from plastic, pigment and silver. — **Untitled | plastic, pigment, silver, 2020**

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