In 2019, Tobias Molitor started documenting used plastic bags in the silkscreen technique. The idea is to research and document 100 plastic bags from around the world, reflecting on the phenomenom of consumption and its impact in all areas of life.
Famous and unknown brands underline the idea of the endless concept of consumerism. The number 100 stands for the statistical size (n), a sample size which is taken in order to understand and observe a larger population in a research. With every print of the plastic bags an individual story is revealed. This project is a work in progress.
Famous and unknown brands underline the idea of the endless concept of consumerism. The number 100 stands for the statistical size (n), a sample size which is taken in order to understand and observe a larger population in a research. With every print of the plastic bags an individual story is revealed. This project is a work in progress.
The Aldi bag marks the start of the project. Designed by the artist and printmaker Günter Fruhtrunk (1923 - 1982) in the 70s, this plastic bag is also referred to as “most well known-unknown artwork in the country”, according to the newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” because only a few people know the relationship between the shopping bag and modern art.
