Jason Rogenes - Upcycling Artist in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, USA

Jason Rogenes uses mundane packing materials, such as cardboard and styrofoam, to create sculptural constructions that conjure a sense of utopia. Firmly rooted in the consumer waste of the here and now, Jason's towering space stations project into the future, or more accurately, into visions of the future, visions that are equally defined by utopian desire and factual failure. As his sculptures dissect the manifold positive and negative spaces of the found styrofoam used to protect the valuable electronics we buy, they become an indirect reflection of our consumerist desires. Their mesmerizing attraction is less a result of material perfection, but rather from a handmade aesthetic that undermines their monumental gesture and complex shifts of scale. Connected to the space by electrical cords and illuminated with fluorescent light from within, Rogenes' sculptures radiate a utopian sense of presence.

Jason Rogenes - Upcycling Artist in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, USA

Jason Rogenes uses mundane packing materials, such as cardboard and styrofoam, to create sculptural constructions that conjure a sense of utopia. Firmly rooted in the consumer waste of the here and now, Jason's towering space stations project into the future, or more accurately, into visions of the future, visions that are equally defined by utopian desire and factual failure. As his sculptures dissect the manifold positive and negative spaces of the found styrofoam used to protect the valuable electronics we buy, they become an indirect reflection of our consumerist desires. Their mesmerizing attraction is less a result of material perfection, but rather from a handmade aesthetic that undermines their monumental gesture and complex shifts of scale. Connected to the space by electrical cords and illuminated with fluorescent light from within, Rogenes' sculptures radiate a utopian sense of presence.