Glass artist Park Seon-min breathes new life into discarded glass waste by turning them into beautiful receptacles and objects that can be used in everyday life.
By now, it is second nature for most people to separate and put their used glass jars and bottles into the recycling bin. But Park Seon-min has taken an even more proactive approach to upcycling glass waste.
Today, her upcycled creations can be found in cool cafes and trendy hangouts around South Korea and are also available for purchase. “People tell me that they feel a sense of familiarity and that they become happier as they use the product. I feel this is because the product was made with an existing glass bottle,” she observed.
After graduating in 2008, she moved to Australia for a while to work with other glass artists and created some art sculptures, often related to the topic of feminism. Like many other of her peers, she started out by using craft glass for her works.
After cleaning the used bottles, diamond disks are used to cut and polish the material into more usable forms. The glass is then melted at high temperatures so that Park can reconstruct the material using the glass blowing technique. Many of the pieces are also sanded down to give her signature frosted glass effect.
Besides usable objects, she has also further developed her practice as an artist and creates sculptures out of used bottles. Her work often delves into themes of nature and showcases how old glass can be transformed into art. For instance, in her Plant series of sculptures, she drew inspiration from the way plants move when they are growing in the forest.
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