ISABELLE GARBANI FEATURED ON BRIC ARTS

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Isabelle Garbani (2004) was recently interviewed by Brooklyn Independent Television, BRIC Arts about her mixed media installation artwork "Knit for Trees" which will be featured on Governor's Island in summer 2011.

On her blog, Knit for Trees, Isabelle states: "According to “reuseit.com”, about 1 million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide... a staggering figure. What is then the best way to fight this ecological disaster and at the same time acknowledge the futility of the task? Use the plastic bags as yarn to knit sweaters, scarves and mittens for trees. Throughout the summer, I will set up a work table and collect unwanted (clean) shopping bags from visitors to Governors Island. These will be cut and used as yarns to knit sweaters, scarves, and mittens for the trees of the island. Visitors are encouraged to participate further by helping me cut the bags, roll the strips into yarns, sort the yarn by color, and knit." See more about her project at Figment NYC 2011.

Isabelle Garbani received an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2004 and has since been exhibiting her work throughout the New York metropolitan area and the Northeast. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.