Sediments

Have you ever wondered what fossils will look like in 200 hundred years?

Haribaabu established his studio under the name “Fossilss” to exhibit his work, after imagining a future in which archaeologists excavate landfills to uncover rusty electronics that have fossilised as a result of all the electrical garbage we are currently producing.

The most obvious approach is to reduce waste generation, but preaching this to others will not help until we follow the rules ourselves by making small efforts like Haribaabu. For example, he teaches children how to properly dispose of wrappers so that they can be appropriately recycled. Despite his efforts to reduce his carbon footprint, he considers plastic still a beneficial substance because it has decreased the number of trees that would have been destroyed to manufacture countless products if it did not exist.

Think Blue

His passion and relentless work ethic for sustainability got him a project at Volkswagen when recycling art was not well known. His work piqued the company’s interest, and they believed he was the ideal candidate for their campaign to help them go eco-friendly. This initiative resulted in the creation of the ‘Think Blue’ Beetle car, which was made from 2805 spare pieces he collected. The frame was built first, and then the components were added. Later, specific elements were added to make it resemble an actual car. He combined e-waste, cans, plugs, and an old set of speakers to construct the entire car.

Connecting Perceptions

He is glad that people nowadays are experimenting with materials rather than simply following traditional work. He is delighted that recycling art is gaining popularity and that his work is frequently being discussed, even if he believes that not all locations are appropriate for showing his work.

In a recent exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, he unintentionally overheard a conversation between a toddler and his mother. The young kid asked his mother about old cassettes. As she explained it to her toddler, her emotional attachment to cassettes was apparent. At that moment, he realised that his art can be perceived differently by different people and it simply depends on how one perceives their surroundings and nature. This is why he prefers to exhibit his work in public galleries. Everyone has the right to see his work and have their own perception of it.