Exhibitions

Carol dePelecyn

March 2011 - 2012 | e4c

Seattle, WA
Sort
Screening March 2012 – 2013
Opening: First Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sort was created with the intent to take the behind-the-scenes act of recycling to the public. dePelecyn writes, "I’ve been thinking a lot about the economy, unemployment, and the massive amounts of consumer waste lately. In response, I was captivated when I discovered the behind-the-scenes employment of people who sort other people’s waste. As I meditated on the steady motion of conveyer belts moving a constant flow of garbage past employees sorting consumer waste by material, I concluded this is job security. There is beauty and rewards in the dance of sorting and the process of recycling." Sort was commissioned by Public Art 4Culture and filmed at Allied Waste Management in Seattle. dePelecyn collaborated with Cinematographer Steve McGehee and Composer Wayne Horvitz to create this short film.

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About the Artist

Carol dePelecyn is an installation artist who often creates works of art in industrial settings. She has researched transfer stations and landfills extensively and often collaborates with Director of Photography, Steve McGehee. Together, they hiked the Cedar Hills landfill and captured the Terra Firma image which she used as an installation in the Shoreline Transfer Station and the Earth Day-40 Billboard Project throughout King County, both commissioned by Public Art 4Culture. In direct contrast to revealing the landfill, Carol directed and produced Sort to show the beauty in recycling. Again, she collaborated with Steve McGehee on this short film to reveal the value in recycling materials when possible; both as industry and employment, as well as conservation.