SALVAGE

Please enjoy my conversation with Robin Frohardt. ​​

Known for her rich aesthetic and highly detailed constructions, Robin Frohardt is an award-winning theater and film director. Her narrative-based film, puppetry, and sculpture, use recognizable materials, often trash, to create richly detailed worlds that make magic of the mundane and highlight the trivialities of daily life. Her theatrical work has earned her a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Award, and multiple Jim Henson Foundation Grants. 

Her amazing project THE PLASTIC BAG STORE premiered in Times Square in 2020 and has since toured to Los Angeles, Chicago, Adelaide, and Austin and Mass MOCA.

 https://www.robinfrohardt.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/jawbonepuppettheater/

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

https://cargocollective.com/cardboardinstitute

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

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*Please note two corrections to episode 30:  Kate Dodd referenced the artwork “Tilted Arc” but incorrectly attributed it to Robert Smithson rather than its creator, Richard Serra. She also referenced an exhibit put on by Stand 4 Gallery, which is in Bay Ridge NY, rather than Bayonne, NJ.

Please enjoy my conversation with Kate Dodd. 

Kate is obsessed with excess, with the unwanted, the discarded, and the underutilized.  In her work, she seeks to repurpose items that no longer have an essential use.  Once they were manufactured in great quantities; then they were abandoned, superfluous, castoff. Kate’s starting point is the materials. She has said, “I have always had a tremendous fascination with materials and making.  So when I see materials being disposed of without much thought … I see both treasure and mistreatment, and feel an immediate need to resurrect the neglected and disrespected.”  

https://www.katedodd.com/ 

https://www.hunterdonartmuseum.org/exhibitions/kate-dodd-new-work/ 

Leticia Bajuyo episode#23 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2355491/episodes/16304746 

Bottled and Sold by Peter Gleick https://islandpress.org/books/bottled-and-sold#desc

https://www.beyondplastics.org/

https://www.aurorarobson.com/

Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilted_Arc

https://www.janestreetartcenter.com/

https://www.gardenstateartweekend.org/

https://www.montclairartmuseum.org/ 

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

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Please enjoy my conversation with Ian Trask. Ian is a sculptor and multimedia artist who transforms waste materials into objects and installations with new purpose and integrity. His immersive works often play with sophisticated patterns, lending unlikely materials exquisite beauty. At other times, he works on an intimate scale with puckish humor.

https://www.iantrask.com/ 

https://www.bonnaroo.com/

Art Under The Bridge Fest https://dumboartsfestival.com/

https://www.theinvisibledog.org/

https://massmoca.org/artist-in-residence/

https://pioneerworks.org/

https://www.bwac.org/

https://www.artichokedance.org/

Cambrian Explosion https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/february/the-cambrian-explosion-was-far-shorter-than-thought.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenburg_Family_Slideshow_Players 

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

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Please enjoy my conversation with Lisa Barthelson. Originally a painter, Lisa currently explores and works in many media: printmaking, ceramics, photography, encaustic, site specific environmental installations/sculpture, mixed media, and found object assemblage.  She looks at everything as a potential art medium: a material to be used and transformed. From traditional art making materials: paint, pencil, printmaking ink, paper, wax and clay, to the debris we generate in the course of our daily lives and then throw out, it all excites Lisa.  

https://www.lisabarthelson.com/home 

https://www.lisabarthelson.com/large-multi-view/family-debris-series-sculpture--mixed-media/4011220-2-40142/family-debris-series-sculpture--mixed-media.html 

https://theumbrellaarts.org/ 

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

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Please enjoy my conversation with Elise Vazelakis. Elise, a Los Angeles-based textile artist, creates sculptural textiles and installations that explore themes of consumption mapping and capitalism. Central to Vazelakis' work is the juxtaposition between the resilience of certain materials and the fragility of others, a theme that permeates her artistic exploration. By integrating discarded items and single-use plastics with fiber elements, Vazelakis forges a unique space that bridges the realms of textile and sculpture, constantly pushing the boundaries of her craft. Each of her series is distinct, marked by the incorporation of unexpected materials that infuse her pieces with unpredictability and a captivating aesthetic.

http://elisevazelakis.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/elisevazelakis 

https://www.csulb.edu/school-of-art/fiber

https://textileartsla.org/ 

Gamsha scarves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamcha 

Warp or weft? https://drapersfabrics.com/en-us/blogs/drapers-diaries/what-about-weave 

Ruth Asawa https://ruthasawa.com/

Anthropocene https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/anthropocene/ 

Woolsey Fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolsey_Fire 

Wayne Art Center https://wayneart.org/

Beyond Plastics https://www.beyondplastics.org/events/beyond-plastic-pollution-spring-2025 CLASS STARTS FEBRUARY 19th!

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

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Please enjoy my conversation with Portia Munson. Portia creates maximal installations, sculptures, paintings, and digital prints, synthesizing environmental and cultural themes from a feminist perspective. Her work has been the subject of over twenty solo exhibitions. Portia calls herself a feminist and environmental artist. For over 30 years she has been creating installations, paintings, and sculptures that reveal and question the meanings embedded in the mass-produced items of our culture. 

https://www.portiamunson.com/ 

BOCES https://www.boces.org/about-boces/ 

Cooper Union https://cooper.edu/

Fluxus Artists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus

Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/books

Valerie Hammond https://www.valeriehammond.com/home

Tanya Marcuse https://tanyamarcuse.com/

Mass MOCA https://massmoca.org/

21C Collection https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com

Oregon Contemporary https://www.oregoncontemporary.org/ 

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

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Please enjoy my conversation with Rebecca McGee Tuck. Rebecca and I had an IG live conversation back in April 2024, which became the impetus for this podcast. I thought it would be appropriate to start season two, and the New Year, with a proper interview with Rebecca. Rebecca is a fiber artist, sculptor and a dedicated ocean activist.  Her artwork serves as a visual narrative, transforming discarded materials from our throw-away society into environmentally aware works of art. In her practice, Rebecca is rooted in the reuse of discarded materials, creating found object fiber sculptures that resonate with sustainability and environmental consciousness.

https://www.rebeccamcgeetuck.com/ 

Artist Lorie Anderson https://laurieanderson.com/

Lee Bontecou Arte Povera artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Bontecou 

Surfrider Foundation https://www.surfrider.org/

Beyond Plastics https://www.beyondplastics.org/

New Bedford Whaling Museum https://www.whalingmuseum.org/

Center For Coastal Studies https://coastalstudies.org/

UMass Dartmouth Sustainability Dept https://www.umassd.edu/campus-sustainability/

Plastic Bag Store https://www.theplasticbagstore.com/ 

Rebecca’s Sculpture Monster https://www.rebeccamcgeetuck.com/sculpture-monster-creature-from-the-plasticine-era 

Nip bottles https://nipthenips.com/ 

Michelle Lougee episode https://www.buzzsprout.com/2355491/episodes/16137625 

Alejandro Duran episode https://www.buzzsprout.com/2355491/episodes/16266868 

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

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Please enjoy my conversation with Nyah Estevez. Nyah is an environmental advocate and grassroots organizer. During her time at SUNY New Paltz, where she pursued a bachelor's degree in Political Science, she quickly became an outspoken activist. She worked on a variety of different environmental justice issues through The Farmworker Law Project at the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York and NYPIRG’s Environmental Protection Campaign. She is passionate about ending plastic pollution and creating a more just world for the communities that are affected by its production. She loves to make political art and take care of her plants.

https://www.beyondplastics.org/staff/nyah-estevez 

https://www.robinfrohardt.com/ 

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

Visit Natalya’s website at www.artbynatalya.com

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Visit Natalya’s workshops at https://www.ecoloop.art/ 

Please enjoy my conversation with Leticia Bajuyo. Through her large-scale works, Leticia engages audiences and connects with communities through her site-specific installations that involve community collections of media and memories. Leticia’s drawings, sculptures, and installations highlight the impact of desire and the machines that create even more desire.

https://www.leticiabajuyo.com/ 

Artist Ann Hamilton https://www.annhamiltonstudio.com/ 

Artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres https://www.felixgonzalez-torresfoundation.org/ 

Artist El Anatsui https://elanatsui.art/

An example of Leticia’s artificial turf artwork https://www.leticiabajuyo.com/event-horizon-blog/2023-tennessee

https://landreportcollective.com/home.html

https://24hoursofwonder.wixsite.com/artists

Chido Johnson and the Love Library https://chidox.com/ https://letstalkaboutlovebaby.com/

What are chain letters? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_letter 

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This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

Visit Natalya’s website at www.artbynatalya.com

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Visit Natalya’s workshops at https://www.ecoloop.art/ 

Please enjoy my conversation with Alejandro Durán. Alejandro is an artist who transforms international trash washing ashore on Mexico's Caribbean coast into aesthetic yet unsettling artworks, awakening viewers to the threat of plastic pollution. His long-term project, “Washed Up: Transforming a Trashed Landscape,” uses photography and installation to explore the complex intersections of humanity and nature, highlighting the pervasive impact of consumer culture on the natural world. 

https://alejandroduran.com/ 

Plasticulture, the exhibit where Alejandro and I met https://sva.edu/events/plasticulture

https://www.aurorarobson.com/

Trash map https://alejandroduran.com/internationalflotsam

Plastic Blues video https://alejandroduran.com/current-exhibitions-3 

Alejandro’s TED talk https://www.ted.com/speakers/alejandro_duran

Support the show

This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

If you enjoy this show, please rate and review us wherever you’re listening—and be sure to come back for another conversation with a repurposed media artist. 

Music theme by RC Guida

Visit Natalya’s website at www.artbynatalya.com

Visit Natalya’s community at www.repurposercollective.com

Visit Natalya’s workshops at https://www.ecoloop.art/