Artist: Joanna Rogers
Title: Conspicuous Consumption
Attribution: Conspicuous Consumption. 2023. Joanna Rogers
Year: 2023
Materials: Cotton dyed with rust, tannins and indigo, found oyster and periwinkle shells
Dimensions: 64" x 29"
Image Statement: Conspicuous Consumption tells of the waste of the button making industry in Birmingham, England. Shiploads of pearl oyster shells were shipped to the UK. The button forms were punched out of the shells leaving piles of detritus surrounding the factories.