Olga Mercedes Bautista

Re-appropriating Nature Series 2023-2024

Bautista’s interest in re-appropriating nature, consists in creating new forms by blending organic debris, yute plant, mortero and mixed media materials with plastic. She wanted to show how the plastic which is used to make bags for carrying objects reveals consumerism  and materialism to represent  society’s way of living. Materials are important  elements to adapt while configuring a new form. Installing those plastic materials in a new space can transform the space. Artificial barks become consumer products or polluted agents.