Thirza Schaap had to say the following about the series that is portrayed here: “When you disguise ugliness with beauty it enters the mind through another door.", Knowing this, what might Schaap be portraying here?
Thirza Schaap creates still lifes made of plastic waste collected from the beach. Schaap contrasts the serenity and beauty of the still life, historically linked with wealth and opulence, with the repulsion the viewer feels when confronted with plastic waste.
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