Are You Here to Stay?

How long is life? When does it end? What will be left? Who decides on what can stay? How can we move forward? 

Photography by Edgar Berg, words by Studio Ato

“Are you here to stay” emphasizes the human impact on ecosystems and individual living things in a contemporary culture of consumption. Today’s society is generating an excessive amount of waste. As a result, recycling has become an essential act to protect the environment. 

By collecting waste, giving it a second and transforming it into living sculptures the project visualizes a need for urgent action with the vision of an environmental balance between the manufactured and the natural worlds. Using existing materials instead of new ressources, turning them into something new symbolizes the importance of recycling About 8 billion tons of plastic has been produced worldwide since the 1950s, but only 10% has actually been recycled. 

Rethinking individual and common processes our modern world is facing now and in the future is and will be an important part of society. Recycling is effective but not always feasible given the growing volume of waste generated by the world. In fact investing in stable solutions for new forms of packaging as well as renewable and long-lasting materials will be required. The items that surround us: what are they made from, what is their purpose, the value and the life of those materials? 

Are they here to stay? Are you here to stay?

Credits

Photography
Edgar Berg

Art Direction
Studio Ato 

Model
Matteo Golisano

Agency
Tigers Mgmt

Assistant
Benjamin Herbst

Copywriting
Studio Ato