Anthropocene Nest, Margot Lockwood

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Anthropocene Nest, 2020
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: repurposed waste stream materials
Credit line: Courtesy of the artist
Accession number: T2020.148
Not on display

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Backyard Bash: Conference of the Birds
Driven by the question “What would a bird's nest look like if the main resource a bird has is human trash?,” Lockwood crafted a nest entirely of her own trash, as well as litter she collected along nature walks. Lockwood challenges us to imagine a world where trash is easier to come by than a twig or a blade of grass. As urbanization increases, Lockwood fears “that humanscapes will be more common than landscapes.”

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