In 2015, we reported that Dutch artist Peter Smith planned to make 3D printed wires with 100,000 plastic bottles, and then made a 12-meter-long plastic statue of the Virgin Mary and exhibited it during the Rio Olympics. The current environmental concerns are concerned. This very meaningful work was officially completed not long ago and officially exhibited from World Ocean Day on June 8. In addition, Smith created a 1.2-meter-long version in the same way. Currently, the former is quietly lying on the beach of Botafogo to receive worship from the locals, while the latter is being exhibited simultaneously in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It is understood that this huge statue in Rio was first assembled using 3D printed strips made of waste plastic bottles to produce small-sized parts, all of which are from Rio, the number is close to 4000. The total weight is about 65 kg.
Recycled plastic bottles:
Made of 3D printed wire:
Use a normal desktop-level FDM 3d printer:
Statue details:
Smith said that the two sculptures were made to draw attention to the increasingly serious problem of plastic pollution, and the reason for choosing 3D printing is because he believes that this new technology is to solve the problem of plastic pollution. One of the effective methods, because it is actually a plastic wire (actually FDM 3D printing), and this wire can be completely made by recycling waste plastic.
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