OKŁA – mirror mask
- Designer: Agata Germain
Student project
OKŁA
A project that criticizes the blindness to the beauty of plants and ignores their negative impact on the environment. Black locust, introduced to Europe for its beauty, spreads uncontrollably without natural enemies, destroying biodiversity. Plants always compete for resources, but the robinia harms the environment for its own benefit. The mirrors symbolize the fragility and blindness of narcissistic beauty. The handles force the mask to be held like a shield, suggesting a defense against destruction. The project questions the ability to coexist sustainably with nature, the need to look beyond.
Author of the project
The object was designed by Agata Germain, a student of Industrial Design.
The project is part of the exhibition "Synanthropic plants. What Weeds teach us?" which was presented at this year's Gdynia Design Days 2024 festival.
Part of collection „Synanthropic plants. What do weeds teach us?”.
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