BIO-BAG
by Sophie Lines
Sophie Lines
Sophie is a Southampton based artist who loves to explore her passion through multidisciplinary works. She is heavily influenced by nature, materiality, the human form and explores these through process-based works that evoke an emotional response. Sophie is curious about material properties, what can be considered fabric or medium and believes anything can be used to create. Her passion for new innovative materials stems from her individual investigation into sustainable resources and producing her own fabrics. For around 15 years she danced recreationally, competitively and enjoys incorporating this into her practice.
Contact info
Email: sophieliness [at] aol [dot] com
https://sophieliness.wixsite.com
Instagram: @sophielines_art
The Fashion and Textiles industry has one of the greatest environmental impact in the world, just after food & drinks, transport and housing.
This work explores alternative materials and recycling as an approach reduce our environmental impact as makers and designers. It proposes a relationship between innovation and traditional textile craft.
Designed to biodegrade within a few years this bag is a living product. It was designed, it was born, it will live and it will degrade.
Designed and created in my own home within the span of 2 days using agar, glycerine, water, newspaper, and hand stitch. This simple process has the potential to expand and inspire others, to look within their own homes and environments to create sustainable products, packaging, or accessories, etc themselves. With everyday items such as fruit, coffee, tea, water, gelatine, or glycerine they can create their own biomaterials to evolve a more sustainable future.
We all contribute to a take, make society so why not make this change ourselves?
