Alain Delorme, a photographer based in Paris, disturbed by the ubiquitous flying plastic bag on the street, created composited images that are not only beautiful but serve as social commentary on consumerism and waste. Delorme used plastic bags found on the streets of various colors and sizes, and superimposed them more than 100,000 times, creating organic masses on top of his own original sunset photos.
Simulating the flight and migration of birds, Alain Delorme suggests both beauty and destruction. When viewing the images it's hard to even decipher what looks like the migration of a flock of birds, upon further review the plastic bags take shape. The meticulously hand picked bags of a certain translucency and color further lend to the look of a flock of birds mid flight. This series called Murmurations: Ephemeral Plastic Structures, was a multi-step process. Original sunset photos were taken by the artist in various locations, plastic bags were sources, then illuminated and photographed and then hours of post-production, presumably in photoshop.
I enjoyed this series, on first glance I did not expect these images to be of litter, initially they are just beautiful, then the undertone of social responsibility is brought to the surface. The images by Alain Delorme are a success, not only do they appeal to my dislike of litter and waste and the overall over consumption of people but it brings up the subject in such a subtle way, that it's not offensive or finger pointing, just an overall message to be more mindful.
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