Poramit Thantapalit

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"Illuminous City" Installations in "Too Much" Group Exhibition: New Jersey City University Visual Arts Gallery (Sep 2 - Oct 15, 2021)
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My installation "Illuminous City" has been exhibited in "Too Much, Overconsumption and Our Relationship to Stuff " Group exhibition, Curated by Eileen Ferara at NJCU Visual Arts Gallery. Part of JC Fridays and JCAST2021.

Artwork Description
Artist: Poramit Thantapalit
Title: Illuminous City
Medium: Installation made from 7-Up and Mountain Dew Plastic bottles with Led light
Size: H120”xW70”xD140”

This installation was made from over 300 Mountain Dew and 7-Up plastic bottles. I use entire bottles as material to create five different pieces of artwork and combined them together to create a city landscape.
1. “Map” made from plastic labels of each bottle. Cutting and collage them together with packing tape. It represents the city map.
2. “Complex” made from the middle part of the bottles by folding them into square cubes and interlocking them to form the city landscape.
3. “Window” made from middle part of the bottles by connecting them together like a chain to form a square frame window.
4. “Tower” made from the bottom part of the bottle and using wires to connect them like a chain. Then wrapping them around a wire frame column. They also have a LED light inside.
5. “Tree” made from top part of the bottles including the cap. This sculpture has been installed from the ceiling by connecting it together with bottle caps to create tree branches.

All material are 7-Up and Mountain Dew plastic bottles that I collected from my household trash for over 3-4 years. My work is a good example of how much we generate waste. I hope to inspire people to look at environmental issues carefully. I thinks art is an important way to inspire people to  protect our environment.
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Exhibition Description
"Too Much!" Overconsumption and Our Relationship to Stuff 
Curator: Eileen Ferara
Artists: Nancy Buchanan, Donna Conklin King, Maggie Ens, Vandana Jain, Robert Lach, Poramit Thantapalit, Mollie Thonneson

What is the environmental impact of a global economy built on the need to buy more stuff?  How does one individual’s personal shopping contribute to the waste produced by excess consumerism? Where do we each fit into this construct, and how can we change it? ‘Too Much!’ calls attention to the effect of overconsumption on both people and the planet. Each of the artists in this exhibit contemplate various effects of consumerism in culture and society. The show is composed of a wide range of media including sculpture, photography, fiber art, collage and site specific installations. Themes include plastic pollution, recycling, fast fashion, capitalism, advertising and desire. More info

​Exhibition Date
On View: September 2 - October 15, 2021
Artist’s Reception: Friday September 10, 4 - 7pm​
JCAST 2021 Jersey City Arts and Studio Tour: September 30 - October 3, 2021
Locations: New Jersey City University Visual Arts Gallery 100 Culver Ave Jersey City, NJ 07305
Gallery Hours: Mon - Fri, 11am - 5pm and by appointment at [email protected]

Press:
Opening Reception  (Sep 10, 2021)
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Installation Day  (Aug 26-28, 2021)
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Video Installation Process at NJCU  (Aug 26-28, 2021, Time: 02:10 mins)
Jersey City TV, Highlight video and interview artists from Jersey City Arts and Studio Tour 2021 #JCAST2021 Oct 1-3, 2021 
My interview about my installation at NJCU Galleires is at 5:39 mins