In the blue bin, In the Light

Art Rogers, photographer extraordinaire, forgot his phone, so this is what happened......

Since he had to drive back to our house, 

he thought he could take advantage of the trouble 

and get us in the bin as a pic for his weekly feature Family Album in the Point Reyes Light.  

It made for an unexpected and super fun photo adventure.

Thanks to Art for his brilliant idea and the professional way 

he approached the challenges of such a zany shoot.

And thanks to Art for bringing to light the problem of plastic pollution.

It wasn't the getting in the bin that was difficult, it was the getting out.

But we did it!!!
We are far more flexible than we had imagined.

Once in we were squished and it was very hot. Plus, it was already a sweltering day.

We know that Marin is notorious for its hot tubs, we intend to make Marin famous for its hot blue bins.

Ranjan Rocks

Esteemed scholar Ranjan Ghosh, Professor in the Department of English, University of North Bengal in India presented Plastic Nature (9/23/24) at the Environmental Forum at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard. Not only does he talk rocks (plastiglomerate), he posits a new way of talking about language itself and brings to mind a plastic way of thinking.

We are pleased that he uses our graphic chart to describe the geological age in which we now live. The age that we named The Plasticene Discontinuity in 2004 for our exhibition at the Bay Model.

THE ENVIRONMENT FORUM

THOMPSON ROOM (BARKER CENTER 110)

SPEAKER: RANJAN GHOSH

MODERATED BY ROBIN KELSEY

About the Event

What kind of a negotiation and home has nature built with plastic, a material that is a travelling and transformative genius? In a neo-materialist and an interobjective presence, plastic and nature have built a deeply entangled relationship – the problematic connection between the nature of plastic with what Ranjan Ghosh calls “plastic nature”. Within the material democracy of plastic, nature has been the object of change, but hasn’t nature through its own rounds of plasticity changed the way we see nature today? Hasn’t nature changed itself and plasticized plastic in ways that are startling and unique? The subject-object position has undergone massive revision as also the philosophy of seeing a material and nature. What, then, is this plastic nature?

NOW is the Time

With so much discord and so many catastrophes in the world, we are grateful for moments of creativity, community, and connection. 

Never again will there be a better time than NOW to take action to ensure an enduring place for humanity on this precious planet.

Hourglass with Nurdles, Kehoe Beach

Nurdles are pre-production plastic pellets, the raw plastic material that is shipped to manufacturers of bottles, car parts, toys, almost anything made of plastic. Nurdles are almost impossible to see until one learns what they are and how to differentiate them from a grain of sand or a fish egg. Once known, one sees numbers of them scattered across the sand. 

Thanks to Reiko Fujii our Hourglass has joined forces with an awesome group of activist artists in "Voices of Freedom"  October 6 - 26, 2024

Curated by Pallavi Sharma 

Artist Reception- October 6, 2024
Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm
Featuring Dance Performance by Rewire Community 

Exhibition Dates – October 6 -26, 2024,
Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
At Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery,
Located inside the San Ramon Community Center
12501 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583