Create colourful wastelands by colouring waste

Every city knows them and they will never disappear: Wastelands. And we do not only find them in hidden places, take a good look around, they are everywhere. Only not everyone sees them or just ignores them. Most of the places are very potential, but get a dirty look because of all the trash that is being thrown on it. By this and the dominance of dull grey concrete, the wastelands look a bit depressive. But take a closer look, the wildness makes it a special place compared to al the controlled and neat places in a city. So lets cheer them up!

This instructable shows how you can make a wasteland more colourful and interesting by painting the ground and at the same time cleaning it from trash. Very simple by using the colouring trash picker!

In the pictures below you find two examples of such wastelands, the first in the Netherlands, the second in Berlin. The project for this instructable was accomplished in the Netherlands. (Berlin was more appropriate but out of reach..)

Step 1 Get the colouring trash picker

You find the instructable for making the colouring trash picker here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Colouring_trash_picker/

Comments

[emilygracedavis]

 Although the concept behind this idea is nice, it ends up hurting more than helping. Spray paint is absolutely horrible for the earth and the atmosphere; using it simply to paint trash that is still going to end up in the ground creates extra pollutants. Why not take those cans and still make your ivy artwork, but without the added harm of releasing aerosol?

[ilpug]

iits true, spraypaint sucks for the environment. BUT. the paint is being sprayed on a wasteland, a place that no one but corporate interests really care about. chances are it will never be a preschool or a community garden. the paint goes on the ground, and probably isnt the worst thing there. this intstructable is an interseting idea, but i would rather just do art with the trash without painting it. or at least not paintinbg it on the ground, like use a spraybox or something.

[phekkenberg]

I absolutely agree with your comment. But the paint that I would use has to be enviromental friendly. I did not have the time to work that part out. The silhouets on the ground are a important aspect of the concept so I wouldn't want to leave that out.

[Gorfram]

Cool! I especially like your "Ivy" art creation on the fence. :)