Floride, 2017, pipe support, pool noodle, buoy, various beach objects, variable dimensions, Commission for the Sea Art Festival 2017

Floride

By using key industrial material in this age of mass production and consumption, PERBOS attempts to break away from the biased convention that art always uses expensive and exclusive material. The French artist PERBOS created an exotic atmosphere, portraying palm trees from Florida using materials that are familiar to us. PERBOS appropriated the form of palm trees commonly seen on T-shirts and advertising boards, transforming his art works into what seems like delightful toys. However, a critical outlook on society and environment lies beneath the seemingly light and humorous work. The artist collected and combined waste resources produced from raw petroleum material at a demolition site and produced works in the form of palm trees, throwing a critical outlook on the stance between human civilization and environment.