Von Wong Art Installation in Saigon
Von Wong Art Installation in Saigon
Strawpocalypse is here!
Come see the final version. It officially opens to the the public January 26th 2019 at the new Estella Place Mall in District 2, Saigon. It can be found next to the Starbucks on the ground floor. 88 Song Hành, An Phú, Quận 2, Hồ Chí Minh 700000.
What is Strawpocalypse?
To raise awareness on the impact of plastic waste on the environment and to encourage the public to reduce consumption of single-use plastics, artist Von Wong, non-profit organization Zero Waste Saigon, Starbucks Vietnam and leading green developer Keppel Land have partnered to showcase an art piece “The Parting of the Plastic Sea” (next to the Starbucks in the atrium of the Estella Place retail mall in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City.
The installation is built from recovered plastic packaging, and straws that were meticulously collected all over the streets of Vietnam with the help of volunteers including schools like British International School, American International School and the German School, along with local Starbucks partners. With a mission to surprise and educate passersbys, the hope is to give the public a visual representation of the connection between our plastic usage and the dangers it represents to our oceans.
What is Strawpocalypse?
To raise awareness on the impact of plastic waste on the environment and to encourage the public to reduce consumption of single-use plastics, artist Von Wong, non-profit organization Zero Waste Saigon, Starbucks Vietnam and leading green developer Keppel Land have partnered to showcase an art piece “The Parting of the Plastic Sea” (Strawpoat the atrium of the Estella Place retail mall in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City.
The installation is built from recovered plastic packaging, and straws that were meticulously collected all over the streets of Vietnam with the help of volunteers including schools like British International School, American International School and the German School, along with local Starbucks partners. With a mission to surprise and educate passersbys, the hope is to give the public a visual representation of the connection between our plastic usage and the dangers it represents to our oceans.
The Story
Read Von Wong’s article about the project
From Concept
A collaboration between Von Wong, Zero Waste Saigon and Starbucks to raise awareness about plastic pollution.
To Collection
Used plastic straws were collected from the streets of Saigon, Hanoi, Vung Tau and Nha Trang by volunteers from all over Vietnam.
Straws collected
Read about how the youth of Vietnam came together to collect straws from the streets of Vietnam to create this masterpiece of art.
Straws collected
To Washing
All of these straws were washed by volunteers in Saigon and students at the German International School.
To Construction
To Statement
Von Wong
Our secret weapon for this project is an international artist by the name of Von Wong, who has made quite a name for himself designing many viral projects around waste. He has the uncanny ability to transform these ugly objects into beautiful symbols that lead to action.
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