{"id":15488,"date":"2024-09-04T03:16:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T01:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/?page_id=15488"},"modified":"2024-09-04T03:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T01:16:34","slug":"die-idee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/die-idee\/","title":{"rendered":"The idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_691739555\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DieIdee_Header_01.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DieIdee_Header_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DieIdee_Header_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DieIdee_Header_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DieIdee_Header_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DieIdee_Header_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DieIdee_Header_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_691739555 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1836761730\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1836761730 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-39903014\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1780065030\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2005695139\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\">Turning plastic into art<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2005695139 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4149631753\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p><strong>It all started with a sense of fun. Through numerous exhibitions throughout Germany, a considerable amount of packaging waste accumulated in Michael Strogies' studio - mainly corrugated cardboard and plastic film, often combined in such a way that they could hardly be separated. One day, the artist had an idea: Why not use the packaging material in the same way as the packaging contents to take sustainability to a new level?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4149631753 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-305662549\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>What initially began as an anarchic idea - the attempt to remove the elitist touch from art by using waste instead of precious materials such as pigments or gold - quickly developed into a serious confrontation with the topic. Collages were created that were initially used as backgrounds for photo shoots. But the more Strogies worked with the material, the more he discovered the diversity and different characteristics of plastics.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1702386171\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>In the next step, Strogies entered the third dimension and began to build sculptures from the materials he had collected. He created poles that were a mixture of trees and human figures. Consequently, he added plants to these \u2018trees\u2019 and also made human figures, which he affectionately called \u2018trash zombies\u2019. These artworks culminated in the exhibition \u2018Kunst-Stoff-Raum\u2019 at the Adventure Zoo in Hanover, Germany.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1611442082\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Waste as a mirror of our society<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the artistic designs, Strogies was also interested in the psychological aspect of waste. Discussions with experts from the recycling industry showed that the problem of the circular economy lies less in the system itself and more in the consumer - the weakest link in the chain. In his work, Strogies studied this phenomenon and realised that the use of plastic waste in art is highly polarising. Many people react with fear or rejection, even though acrylic paint has long been established in art and is ultimately just some kind of plastic as well.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1821417960\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Trashmates as companions<\/h2>\n<p>The idea for the \u2018Trashmates\u2019 was born from these observations. If people were already aware of what was happening, there would no longer be a need for pointing a finger of criticism, but rather a friendly, humorous reminder in everyday life. Strogies is sure that it is not the threat of disaster that leads to a change in behaviour, but positive visions and the joy of a life without problems. Like a smoker who suddenly smells the flowers again and enjoys the fresh air while running.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1379460788\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>The \u2018Trashmates\u2019 (mate = companion, buddy) are figures made from packaging waste and placed in public spaces - in other words, where the consumption is taking place. They are intended to inspire people to think about these issues in a charming and provocative way. Strogies likes to compare them to the stumbling blocks in our city centres, which briefly remind us of our history. In this way, the Trashmates become everyday companions that playfully remind us of the responsibility we bear for our planet.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15488"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15492,"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15488\/revisions\/15492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trash-mate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}