Futurespast

Making and final product of the Nike 2090 display.

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MATERIALS:
WORN NIKE SHOES, CONSTRUCTION/STUDIO WASTE, USED PLEXIGLASS, GYPSUM CEMENT

CREATED WITH:
NICOLE CHARLES

IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Livestock Canada
Nike Canada

Can we learn from our past to build a better future?

Description

This Air Max 2090 display is built on the foundation of our past, through materials exploration of repurposed and found material. The main structure is an ‘integrated marble’ — a mixture of materials that were headed to landfill (sawdust, wood chips, acrylic offcuts and fibres, construction debris, and a pair of old Nike shoes) within a gypsum cement. Inspired by the Reuse-A-Shoe program, an old Air Max shoe was ground down and used as a filler for this newer material. With the addition of these reused materials, we were able to offset the amount newer material that was used and turn waste into art without it being visually apparent.

The Acrylic LED lit fins mimic the ridges and lines on the heel of the Air Max 2090 and Air Max 90. Cut through the centre of the fins is an air gap in the shape of the iconic Air Max bubble. The round shapes are an homage to the many ball sports Nike is essential to, and humanity's search for a future life on another planet. The stand is a hexagon, one of nature’s strongest and most efficient shapes. It’s made from reclaimed hardwood flooring similar to that found in most gyms; a nod to the history of sport.

Lit up display with shoe.

Display and some of what made up the mixture of the sculpture.

Futurespast

Making and final product of the Nike 2090 display.

info

MATERIALS:
WORN NIKE SHOES, CONSTRUCTION/STUDIO WASTE, USED PLEXIGLASS, GYPSUM CEMENT

CREATED WITH:
NICOLE CHARLES

IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Livestock Canada
Nike Canada

Description

This Air Max 2090 display is built on the foundation of our past, through materials exploration of repurposed and found material. It was designed and created with Nicole Charles. The main structure is an ‘integrated marble’ — a mixture of materials that were headed to landfill (sawdust, wood chips, acrylic offcuts and fibres, construction debris, and a pair of old Nike shoes) within a gypsum cement. Inspired by the Reuse-A-Shoe program, an old Air Max shoe was ground down and used as a filler for this newer material. With the addition of these reused materials, we were able to offset the amount newer material that was used and turn waste into art without it being visually apparent.

Lit up display with shoe.

Can we learn from our past to build a better future?

Display and some of what made up the mixture of the sculpture.

Project 107 Gallery

Graphic Design

Colony Collapse Editions

Creator, Co-Curator

Designer, Artist

Creator, Designer

A non-profit space that fosters artist development pushing experimentation through the lens of storytelling and impermanence in a building awaiting demolition.

For over 2 decades I have worked for a vast array of clients across North America, creating digital + print work, objects, and merchandise collected around the world.

A label focused on experimental, environmentally based, very limited objects through sustainable material exploration and collaboration with musicians and artists.

Monetmero

Extempore

Collective

Musician

A non-profit located on the arid coast of Almeria, Spain. Its site has inspired numerous projects that: defend the ocean, resolve environmental plastics, equilibrate agriculture and prevent desertification. It serves to function with the purpose of scientific research, design and reporting through the collaboration of respected experts.

I record music, scores, soundtracks, and field recordings for art exhibitions, films, and personal exploration. For the most part, Extempore is a mostly improvised analog process capturing sonic moments in time.