Waste art blurs lines between humans and nature

A "captivating" art exhibition using household waste to highlight the damage caused to the planet will be on display soon.

Artist Claire Ward, who takes inspiration from the landscape of Northumberland and Kent, focuses on sculptural work which will be featured at Bailiffgate Museum in Alnwick.

The exhibition, titled Intimately Connected, will be on display from 13 January until 28 February.

Ward said her work was an expression of her "concerns about the consequences of our presence on this planet".

"My work is generally made from combining found objects with waste from my household," she said.

"It is an expression of the excitement I feel when looking at the material things I see around me, both natural and man-made."

She has made art from milk cartons and crisp packets.

Ward said she felt she was "but one small part of the natural world" and she aimed to make her sculptures "inseparable from it".

Jean Humphrys, chair at Bailiffgate Museum, said: "Through her sculptures Claire takes discarded objects and turns them into astonishing works of art.

"Her understanding of how to meld and form materials into something unique, fascinating and totally captivating is second to none."

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