Hanif Khairi sent me some images of his recent work with the little note about wanting to share with me some of the pieces he is currently working on. I am so pleased he did because it was a great reminder of how much more I have to learn and how far I still have to go. Sometimes I find that all a bit daunting, but mostly I find the success of others to be exciting and inspiring. It is just about the best motivator around.
I had some trouble saving Hanif's images so I did a little research (that B.A does come in handy sometimes) and found this article and image from the New Straits Times, Malaysia, 2007.
He softens plastic bottles in a kiln before pressing the resulting lump into a mould. Hanif, who teaches at the university’s arts and design faculty in Machang, Kelantan, has made paper weights, photo frames and key chains, and is even planning to make a car accessory — a gear knob. "There’s no such thing as waste. Everything can be recycled. It is up to us to be creative."
Indeed!
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