I love recycling and one of the places where you can see combined recycling and artistry is RecycleArt.Org. Browsing their archive is always a fascinating experience for me and I just had to make a repost of their featured Chemical Balance post..

Stunning chandeliers made of…. empty prescription bottles! I think this beyond cool! Made by artist Jean Shin, ” nationally recognized for her monumental installations that transform everyday objects into elegant expressions of identity and community. For each project, she amasses vast collections of a particular object—prescription pill bottles, sports trophies, sweaters—which are often sourced through donations from individuals in a participating community.”

This work of art called ‘Chemical Balance’ described in the artist’s website:

To create this work, thousands of empty prescription pill bottles were collected from nursing homes, pharmacies and individuals’ medicine cabinets. Like stalactites and stalagmites, the constructions hang down from above and grow upwards from the floor below. Chemical Balance speaks to our culture’s over-consumption of prescription drugs and our bodies’ dependency on these medications. The piece acts like a group portrait, mapping our society’s chemical intake. The illuminated structures radiate with an intense orange glow, suggesting that issues of health reach far beyond the physical.

Jean Shin‘s website is a must visit.