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As it becomes increasingly evident that our waste and pollution is having serious detrimental effects on the environment, there has been an increase in efforts to reuse and reduce our consumption of disposable items. Many individuals and corporations are making an effort to “go green” and live in a more Earth-friendly manner. They are replacing disposable things such as plastic bottles and bags with reusable items and many artists are finding creative ways to reuse what we would consider trash.

Recently, I found a video on the New York Magazine website titled “Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters.” This video shows how Harris, a NYC artist, creates animals out of plastic bags and tapes them to subway grates. When the trains pass under the grates, the animals become inflated and sway as if animated. I wanted to play it on our TVs in the library’s Virtual Village, but could not find it on my usual video sharing websites. I had given up until a few days ago when a co-worker suggested that I add a slideshow titled “The Dangers of Plastic Bags” she found on the “Pocono Green” section of the Pocono Record’s website about the environmental impact of plastic bags. This wonderful slideshow reminded me to look again for the New York Mag. video on Harris. Serendipitously, the New York Magazine video had been posted on YouTube, so I was now able to display it on our TVs after the Pocono Record slide show, thus creating a “thematic unit”. Isn’t it nice when things work out?

Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters – New York Magazine

The Dangers of Plastic Bags – Pocono Green, Pocono Record