Kelly Milligan

Immerse Yourself in the World of Odysseys: A Video Tour

At the Intersection of Art, Materiality, and Process with Kelly Milligan

Microplastics - Sketch 04 'Black Square'

Microplastics - Sketch 02 'Heap'

Microplastics - Sketch 01 'Uniform'

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Microplastics - Sketch 03 'Fibre'

The miraculous material properties of plastics make them indispensable. Strong, light, durable, inexpensive. Made robust and made to last, they outlast; destructuring perilously slowly into ever smaller pieces. On behalf of the consumer, our aquatic ecosystems suffer the true long-term cost. This system uses a real-time, 2D, rigid body physics engine for composition. Tens of thousands of individual shapes interact, emerging as an unexpected whole.

Microplastics — Odysseys

Microplastics