Liam Richards
The Vanity of Plastic
The Vanity of Plastic explores the ever-growing problem caused by the everyday use of plastic. The work operates as a study into the most common types of plastic that constitute regularly used items such as drinking bottles and shopping bags. A total of 19 pieces of plastic are portrayed, representing the number of years that nearly half the plastic in existence has been produced. Influenced by Vanitas still life paintings, the work adopts the message of possessions remaining on earth after their owners are not. With just 35% of Europe’s plastic being recycled, the work operates as a wake-up call and encourages a more responsible attitude towards the use of plastic, before the problem becomes something too big to control.
Matthew Bruce • Katie Bywater • Emily Jones • Milo Lethorn • Niall O'Connor • Liam Richards •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Bedfordshire
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Birmingham City University
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Arts University Bournemouth
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University of Brighton
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University of Chester
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Coventry University
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Crawford College of Art & Design
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Technology University Dublin
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Falmouth University
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
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Glasgow School of Art
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Glasgow School of Art
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University of Gloucestershire
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Griffith College Dublin
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Hereford College of Arts
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University of Hertfordshire
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University of Huddersfield
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De Montfort University Leicester
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National College of Art & Design
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The Northern School of Art
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Plymouth College of Art
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University of Portsmouth
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Sheffield Hallam University
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University of South Wales
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University of Suffolk
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