LITTLE BIT BETTER.
BUT ALL WEEKEND LONG, RAIN
CHANCES ARE KIND OF HIGH,
KRISTI? >> WE ARE PREPARED.
>> WE ARE PREPARED.
BISCAYNE BAY IS FULL OF TRASH,
GARBAGE, SO MUCH DEBRIS THAT
CONTINUES TO PLAGUE OUR
PRECIOUS WATER WAYS, PRIMARILY
FROM ALL THE LITTER PEOPLE
JUST THROW OUT ON THE STREET. >> NOW A LOCAL FURNITURE
>> NOW A LOCAL FURNITURE
DESIGNER IS JOINING THE EFFORT
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
USING TRASH HE COLLECTS FROM
OUR WATERWAYS TO MAKE ART AND RAISE CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAKE
RAISE CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAKE
US UP TO SHOW US ALL THE
DAMAGE WE’RE DOING.
IT’S TONIGHT’S DON’T TRASH OUR
TREASURE.
JAMES IS BUILDING A SHELVING UNIT.
BUT IT’S WHAT HE’S MAKING IT
WITH THAT HE REALLY WANTS YOU
TO PAY ATTENTION TO. A HUGE PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION
A HUGE PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION
BARRIER HE FOUND ON ONE OF THE
ISLANDS IN NORTHERN BISCAYNE BAY.
TRASH THAT HAD PROBABLY BEEN
SUBMERGED FOR YEARS.
IN JUST DAYS, THIS WILL BECOME ANOTHER ONE OF THE PIECES
ANOTHER ONE OF THE PIECES CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY IN THE
CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY IN THE MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT
MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT -- ME
AND MY FRIENDS WOULD ALWAYS TAKE KAYAKS OUT, WE WOULD GO
TAKE KAYAKS OUT, WE WOULD GO TO THE ISLANDS.
TO THE ISLANDS.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS
DISGUSTING.
THESE ARE AWFUL THINGS, BUT WE
CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND
WE JUST HAVE TO START NOW. >> AND HE DID.
>> AND HE DID.
ONCE A WEEK, PICKING UP ALL THE LITTER HE WOULD FIND,
THE LITTER HE WOULD FIND,
INSPIRING HIM TO BUILD WHAT
WOULD BECOME -- THE PIECE HIT
ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND QUICKLY SOLD.
IT ALSO CAUGHT THE ATTENTION
OF THE MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT,
COMMISSIONING HIM TO CREATE
THE SHOW AND RAISE AWARENESS
OF WHAT WE’RE DOING TO OUR
PRECIOUS BACKYARD. >> WE WANT FOLKS TO COME IN
>> WE WANT FOLKS TO COME IN
HERE AND ENGAGE WITH THIS
TRASH AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT’S
GOING ON AS WELL. >> THE SHOW OPENED TWO WEEKS
>> THE SHOW OPENED TWO WEEKS
AGO TO AN EMPTY STORE FRONT.
>> ALL OF THIS CAME OUT OF THE
WATER.
>> HE CREATES A NEW PIECE
EVERY TWO DAYS.
A COFFEE TABLE MADE OUT OF A
SLIDING GLASS DOOR AND DRIFTWOOD.
A BENCH MADE FROM AN OLD COOLER.
EVERY BIT OF MATERIAL USED,
RE-PURPOSED.
EACH PIECE IS NAMED AFTER THE AMOUNT OF TRASH USED TO CREATE
AMOUNT OF TRASH USED TO CREATE IT.
IN THE END, I’M HAPPY TO BE
IN THE END, I’M HAPPY TO BE MAKING ART AND TO SPREAD