Sculpture of new Library made out of Birmingham waste

• Mar. 5 by Hanna Tidd (0)

Following the announcement that Birmingham has been shortlisted for the City of Culture award 2010, artist Stuart Murdoch has produced a sculpture of the new Library of Birmingham which is made purely out of recycled materials from the area.

The project, commissioned by Recycle Now, aims to raise awareness about recycling and to combat the common opinion that only some household items can be recycled.

All of the items used by Murdoch are waste materials that have been recycled in the local area, including fridges, televisions and microwaves.

The sculpture is to be unveiled this week and is part of a campaign featuring art pieces based on iconic places in the UK; other towns participating include London, Southampton, Bristol and Plymouth.

Murdoch says:

‘It’s been quite complex thinking about how we can take these things apart and use them as part of a sculpture, but also to show where they have originally come from.

It’s been very fun but it’s also been a head-scratcher.’

Other work by Murdoch can be found on his website.