Technique

It is the process of fusing unwanted plastic bags into new materials

Relevant materials
– Plastic bags
– Baking Paper
– Scissors
– Iron

Process

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Reflection:

• Above technique should be practiced in a well ventilated place: the plastic fumes gave me a headache.
• Realised that fusing different thickness of plastic yields different strength to the fused plastics.
• From result #1, #2, #3, the thinner plastic melts and contracts faster than the thicker plastic: creating a cupping effect.
  • Arranging plastic strips into grids and fusing them with a thinner plastic, give the latter better structural strength.
• Using the original designs of the plastic to create new designs:
  • Framing of typographic elements.
  • Reusing and fusing the plastic handles.
• From above observation, new techniques can be developed