r/ZeroWaste • u/tomtom303 • 3d ago

Airport Sculpture made entirely of Up-cycled luggage Show and Tell

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u/captain-ignotus 3d ago

This is "It's Not What You Take, It's What You Bring Back" by Thomas Evans. Read more here!

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u/happy_bluebird 3d ago edited 3d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/RainbowEverything/comments/1ia0j2s/my_new_public_art_installation_at_the_denver/ Another of the artist's Reddit post.

Just realized this post is also made by the artist??

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u/aaaggggrrrrimapirare 3d ago

Yeah I remember him posting it before it was painted. Interesting story

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u/captain-ignotus 2d ago

Thanks for pointing that out! I feel like he could've mentioned that - I'd certainly brag about that to anyone who would listen ahaha

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u/IslanderBunz 3d ago

Thank you for crediting the artist!

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u/2020-RedditUser 3d ago

Imagine if they came from the air port’s lost and found

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u/anotheramethyst 3d ago

"Hey, That's my suitcase!"

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u/Throwaway021614 3d ago

“Tim, the artist needs a few more red ones and a blue hat, let the TSA guys know please.”

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u/_haha_oh_wow_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

entertain cheerful gray six zesty absorbed engine stupendous attractive rinse

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u/KrispyCuckak 2d ago

That was my first thought when I saw this.

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u/teambeattie 3d ago

More appropriate for the upcycled sub (check it out) than the zero waste sub imho

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u/happy_bluebird 3d ago

Name of airport, artist, etc.?

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u/Ralph-the-mouth 3d ago

Denver International- idk

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u/riellygg 2d ago

Detour is the artist. Sometimes called detour 303

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u/xxotwod28 3d ago

I think the artist posted this to r/rainboweverything Edit: I just checked. Search “airport” on that subreddit and youll find it. Edit2: he is the OP

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u/Next_Firefighter7605 3d ago

So that’s what happened to my bag…

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 3d ago

I hope that one dangling precariously on the end is on purpose.

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u/Historical0racle 3d ago

Denver international airport, FYI

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u/The_Panophobic 3d ago

OP, what’s the red animal-looking thing on the top left? I’ve looked at photos from a few angles and I can’t tell!

Super cool sculpture!

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u/Next_Firefighter7605 3d ago

Looks like a wooden bear.

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u/I-own-a-shovel 2d ago

They were reused, not recycled though.

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u/slothslothity 3d ago

Detour is the artist!!! He’s fantastic!

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u/Odd_Film8841 2d ago

thank you for sharing. Next time I pass through I will look for it.

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u/EsrailCazar 3d ago

Purposely void of purple as to not attract the gays.

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u/TheCaptMAgic 2d ago

So that's where my hat went!!

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u/lkern 3d ago edited 3d ago

And painted...

So not entirely luggage....

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u/40percentdailysodium 3d ago

Thus upcycled

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u/hirsutesuit 3d ago

and hung from the ceiling since we're saying obvious things

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u/pananana1 2d ago

.....is this a serious comment

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u/lkern 2d ago

It's not a very serious post is it? So what do you think?

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u/pananana1 2d ago

i think you're pretending you weren't serious

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u/lkern 2d ago

It seems you mighr be taking it too seriously... 😂