One man’s waste is another man’s treasure, and Peter McFarlane can prove it to you. McFarlane, who is a former computer sales consultant, was inspired by the short lifespan of technology to create a series of circuit board pieces transformed into landscapes and animal fossils. We’ll be the first to admit, using waste in art pieces to make a statement on consumerism is nothing new, but McFarlane hardly lacks originality. The artist sculpts fossils on the motherboard surfaces, creating beautiful bas-relief compositions. His 2-D pieces are equally captivating, using the motherboard textures to create dark, nearly hyperrealistic cityscapes.
McFarlane believes “wastes are due to a lack of imagination.” Perhaps the solution to the waste crisis has been staring us in the face this whole time, we were just lacking the originality to notice. Then again… What else is new?