LOUISE FRANCES SMITH
2023
Wireweed and bladderwrack seaweed bioplastic, cotton scrim,
cotton thread.
39 x 22 x 7 cm
 
Louise's most recent work consists of a series of sculptures made of locally collected wireweed seaweed (Sargassum Muticum), an ‘invasive’ species that is thriving due to climate change. Louise has
used the abundant wireweed seaweed to create a bioplastic, mixed with fabric to create an experimental sculptural material.
 
www.louisefrancessmith.co.uk
Photo credit: Stuart Leech