Biohazard Air Sculpture (Balloon)  
2016
Inflatable nylon 
Diameter: 300 cm 

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Project, at Sanayeh Garden, Beirut, Lebanon

Biohazard (2016) was produced specifically for exhibition in a natural setting, garden (Sanayeh Garden, Beirut, Lebanon). The sculpture is made from industrial plastic (a potential waste product) trapping air in the shape of the international symbol signifying the presence of toxic substances harmful to living organisms. Its skin, printed with the logos of multi-national companies, points to the relationship between neoliberal capitalism, consumption and waste production. It also references Beirut’s recent environmental and public health crisis and its link to bad governance. The air-sculpture is intended to hover incongruously above green space; a silent warning, already disregarded.