Category: Installation

Modern Mandala 2010

Mandalas are a ritual symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism, representing the universe, and in meditation its purpose is to help transform ordinary minds in to enlightened ones. In my Mandala Series of Work I have substituted the traditional sand for plastic, a material that will not return to the earth on the wind like the sand mandalas, but instead degrade into…

Spill 2012

Some environmental disasters get a lot of media attention, like the impact of oil spills. These works are concerned with the disastrous effects and explore how the initial shock and horror grabs peoples’ attention but the headlines disappear long before the effects do. ‘Spill’, An exhibition of works by Della Rees & Alke Schmidt, The Stone Space Gallery, Leytonstone, London, UK.    …

The Great ‘Waste’ Wave 2013

Referencing ‘The great wave’ an iconic image by Japanese artist, Hokusai from the 1800’s, this tsunami of plastic bottle tops cascades from a single point across the path of visitors, halting them in their tracks. Highlighting how our insatiable appetite for plastic is producing the vast amounts of waste now enveloping our oceans. Orleans House Gallery, London, UK 2013