trash is the development of a set design for a short film. In collaboration with Joshua Wohlgemuth, who wrote and directed the film, I designed and built the set for a trash island located in the ocean. The actor Jeremias Meyer portrays a person living on this trash island. Knowing that building a realistic trash island is nearly impossible, we instead created a space with its own distinct aesthetic. By allowing acting performance, text, and set design to merge into one, the artificial environment leaves room for the viewer’s imagination. The deliberate artificiality of the set highlights its constructed character, making the space symbolic rather than realistic and focusing more on mood and interpretation than on documentary accuracy.

2026,plastic wrap/plastic bottles