John Guy Johnston
The Last Straw, 2020
Repurposed plastic drinking straws
Variable dimensions: 600mm x 500mm max x 100 mm (depth)
Finalist, 2020 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 3D,
Whakatāne Exhibition Centre, Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi
Exhibition Text:
The Last Straw consists of a hanging bundle of repurposed plastic drinking straws. The colourful bundle is a visually festive celebration of reuse, but also reminds us of the seemingly endless production of single-use plastic. The Last Straw reflects our times, in which the popularity and overuse of everyday plastic materials has become ecologically disastrous.