Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Reclaiming Materials In a Remarkable Way
Bill Harding aka “Gene Pool” is a Brooklyn, New York based artist. For over a decade now he has been experimenting with reclaiming objects using the materials to make outfits. He has a series of suits, each fabricated to send a message about recycling or the environment. Through frequent appearances in the New York area he shows off his suits to the public. His work “Can Man” is a wearable suit created using 500 aluminum cans. Another piece of his work is called “The $uit”. It weighs 52 pounds and is covered with pennies.
on April 22nd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I’m an old friend of Bill Hardings from Ohio. Would love to get in touch. Could you forward my email address.
Thanks,
Aleana
on July 1st, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I’ve seen suits made from the tags of drinks cans all over South America. There, it’s not called art but necessity. In any event, the more statements about reduce, reuse and recycle, the better. So hey Bill! Get onto plastics! See http://www.plasticbagfree.com, click on contact and download the film ‘Message in the Waves’. You’ll never want another plastic bag again!