An explosive installation that reframes discarded plastic as a material of value, Droplets demonstrates an exploration of the environmental consequences of plastic waste; urging a shift towards sustainable ways of creating and consuming.

Artists Bobbie Gray and Lara Thomas describe Droplets as “a duality of melancholy and hope; tears of sorrow for environmental degradation as well as the potential for regeneration. Each Droplet is brought to life through the arrangement of hundreds of salvaged plastic parts, artfully manipulated into multitudes of imagined flora. The fabrication process is akin to composting - collecting what is deemed ‘excess’ or ‘waste’ and transmuting it into something of use and value, enabling new iterations of existence.”

The playful artwork titles (borrowed from gimmicky cocktail names), are a nod to the previous life of the material as containers for beverages.