53,780 recycled plastic bottles and milk jugs were used for the ‘Head in the Clouds’ pavilion for figment’s 2013 ‘city of dreams art celebration.
Jason Klimoski and Lesley Chang of studioKCA designed the piece to show the amount that is thrown away in NYC in about 1 hour.
Light and color filter through the billowing surface to give the interior a blue hue. There is also a small seating area for about 50 people at the base.
By Alice T. Hellyar