Constance Old // desert plastic riff. Born in Philadelphia PA, Old is an eco-artist who has made work related to consumption and the environment for the past 25 years. For the 2023 Treenial she has designed a billboard addressing plastic pollution in the desert. Plastic pollution is truly Aterritorial – it turns up universally, even in our bodies. The billboard is installed on the south side of Hwy 62 heading toward Yucca Valley from BoxoPROJECTS. A zine/meditation on plastic, the environment, and our collective future accompanies the installation and is available at BOXO. Old received an MFA from Yale University in Graphic Design. Her practice integrates design, sculpture, craft, and environmental activism. Most recently she made an installation called “Extraction,” at New Bedford Whaling National Park in Massachusetts, using 300 pounds of plastic fishing rope extracted from abandoned lobster traps.

Artist website: www.constanceold.com