I try to keep my hoarding tendencies in check, but periodically my collection of random materials and knick-knacks gets out of control—usually in the spring when yard sale season is in full swing. Let’s put it this way: Right now, there are more than four (but less than 10) partially broken chairs sitting in my studio gathering dust. It never occurred to me, until spotting this cool project by San Francisco-based artist Annica Lydenberg, that I could potentially use them not as furniture, but as three-dimensional canvases.
For her “I’m a Piece of Garbage” project, Lydenberg has put her incredible talents to work transforming discarded items into objects with voices. My wish is that these go back onto the street once completed, so that passersby can stop in their tracks to admire these once-ignored remnants. Regardless, this is a wonderful project, and you should definitely visit Annica Lydenberg’s portfolio to read more about its wonderful back story.
{All images by Annica Lydenberg}