Let’s imagine I gather up fabric scraps and make a fantastic quilt (in the geometric style of Sonia Delaunay’s paintings of course). I could say to those raving about my quilt: “Oh. THAT piece of trash?!” Or I might venture to a lumber yard and, like Louise Nevelson long ago, gather bits and pieces of wood to make a sculpture. “The title of this piece is ‘Garbage.'” In a food waste context, huge amounts of spent grains remain after beer production; those can be used to feed animals or people. Coffee grounds make a great growing medium for mushrooms and are an excellent soil amendment. Similarly, Etat Libre d’Orange has used “upcycled” materials (reused waste from perfume-making) to supplement the creation of Les Fleurs du Déchet, more dramatically titled “I Am Trash.”
Les Fleurs du Déchet is a great name…
