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Hendrike Barz Meltzer recycle broochHendrike Barz-Meltzer

Recycle brooch

 

These pieces belong to my HDPE/HOPE collection, which re-uses HDPE plastic from single-use milk bottles.
The pieces in this series are concerned with the environmental crisis and seek to question our perception of beauty & preciousness and its associations with materials such as gold and silver. They draw attention to the issue of ‘value’ attached to precious resources such as gold & silver and ‘single-use’ every-day items that are discarded and end in landfill, even though they are also made from a precious resource - oil.
The pieces therefore aim to elevate the material plastic from waste to elegance.

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Hendrike Barz Meltzer HOPE necklace
HDPE / HOPE necklace Argentium silver, recycled HDPE plastic from milk bottle, Kumihimo silk braid
Five re-used HDPE plastic ‘petals’, bearing the HDPE logo – which could also be read as HOPE     Square 3.2cm, length 60 cm  2019
Hendrike Barz Meltzer Hope necklace detail
HDPE / HOPE necklace detail
Hendrike Barz Meltzer Recycle Brooch hbm106
‘Recycle’ brooch    Argentium silver, recycled HDPE plastic from milk bottle    4 x 4cm square + circles  2019
Square silver Brooch with 4 re-used HDPE plastic ‘petals’, bearing the imprint ‘Recycle’ 2019
 Hendrike Barz Meltzer round silver black earstuds hdpe hbm114a
HDPE / Hope ear studs    Argentium silver, recycled HDPE plastic from milk bottle 1.6cm diameter  2019
Silver ear Studs with 2 layered re-used HDPE plastic discs