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Alejandro Durán is a Mexican artist who transforms plastic trash into artworks that raise awareness of environmental issues. He also teaches photography and video at MoMA and ICP, and has received several awards and publications for his project "Washed Up".
- Publications
Beautiful Bizarre, 2015— “The Activism-Charged Installations...
- Contact
Por el amor al mar… © Alejandro Durán 2010-2023 All Rights...
- Workshops
ENVIRONMENTAL ART MAKING. Making art is an act of awareness....
- Statement
Over the course of this project, Durán has identified...
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Make Simple Changes. Buy a Reusable Water Bottle. Use Totes...
- Washed Up Photo Series
WASHED UP PHOTO SERIES. Alejandro began this project in...
- Publications
Alejandro Durán Fernández (born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico ), is a Mexican television actor .
WASHED UP PHOTO SERIES. Alejandro began this project in 2010, when he encountered the situation in Sian Ka’an firsthand. In response, he began collecting the colorful plastic—along with light bulbs and other objects—that have floated ashore from all over the world.
Discover the compelling work of Alejandro Durán, an artist who collects international trash from Mexico’s Caribbean coast and transforms it into visually stunning yet thought-provoking art.
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Washed Up. Alejandro Durán collects the international trash washing up on the Caribbean coast of Mexico and transforms it into aesthetic yet disquieting art works that wake us to the threat of plastic pollution.