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Columbia artist Karl Larsen reflects inside of his latest work, \u201cThree Seconds & Counting…\u201d. 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In partnership with the city of West Columbia, artist and Columbia native Karl Larsen has constructed a 27-foot-long interactive piece in the shape of a plastic bottle.<\/p>\n Made of roughly 12,000 single-use plastic bottles, the exhibition shines a light on the area\u2019s consumption habits. Larsen credits spending time in nature\u00a0and\u00a0about 10 years of\u00a0being mindful about litter and waste for his inspiration.<\/p>\n \u201cI found out how ineffective and reactive litter pick-up was,\u201d Larsen said. \u201cI think that we need to focus on the way we consume in order to eliminate these products from making it to the river, ending up in the soil, in our drinking water, killing wildlife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Larsen\u2019s artwork is titled \u201cThree Seconds & Counting\u2026\u201d to communicate that every three seconds in the United States around 12,000 consumed and discarded single-use plastic bottles can be sourced to create a piece such as this.<\/p>\n He encourages the community to observe from both the outside and inside of his work. A doorway invites onlookers in to walk around or sit on one of the two benches to contemplate. Looking through the bottleneck reveals a glimpse of the river.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to purposely restrict your view when you\u2019re in there,\u201d Larsen said. \u201cI wanted you to be completely immersed with it so you can look around and be like, \u2018Wow, I had no idea it was this bad.\u2019 And just think, only about 25 percent of those bottles are recycled.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Larsen and the city of West Columbia spent a month collecting bottles from locations scattered around Richland and Lexington County. The single-use plastics were sourced from homes, local schools and the Riverbanks Zoo. He built the sculpture in just 13 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n City of West Columbia Communications and Technology Director Anna Huffman says the\u00a0artwork’s primary focus on consumption is part of the city\u2019s larger recycling and anti-litter campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s all encompassing because it\u2019s sort of the same message,\u201d Huffman said. \u201cYou can say don\u2019t use plastic bottles, but if you do, recycle them. We want to do the best we can for generations to come in West Columbia.\u201d<\/p>\n The location of \u201cThree Seconds & Counting\u2026\u201d is part of its statement. Larsen purposely installed a \u201cpiece of trash\u201d next to the Congaree River to remind people that their waste is all around them.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to kind of throw it back in their face and say, \u2018Hey, this is yours.\u2019 The day we were installing it, we were literally pulling bottles out of the river, so that\u2019s how local some of these bottles are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Larsen wishes to bring awareness to the energy, labor and natural resources that go into producing each bottle and what happens to them after being thrown away, but the main objective is to have community members become conscious of how many disposable items\u00a0<\/strong>they use and how often.<\/p>\n \u201cWe invite everybody to come down to sit and reflect over the river and just kind of think about their consumption and how they can help clean up West Columbia,\u201d Huffman said.<\/p>\n The \u201cThree Seconds & Counting\u2026\u201d exhibit will be on display until April 2020,\u00a0although Larsen\u00a0reminds visitors that it will actually be around for 450 years because that\u2019s how long it will take for the plastic bottles to decompose.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||” _i=”1″ _address=”1.0.1″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 1″ src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/West-cola-artistP1.1_MB.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” _i=”0″ _address=”1.0.1.0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”3.29.1″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” _i=”1″ _address=”1.0.1.1″]<\/p>\n Observers on the West Columbia Riverwalk take a closer look at the interactive artwork. Larsen says he has received positive and supportive feedback from the public.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 2″ src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Scott-WC-artist-P2-1.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” _i=”2″ _address=”1.0.1.2″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 2″ _builder_version=”3.29.1″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” _i=”3″ _address=”1.0.1.3″]<\/p>\n \u201cThree Seconds & Counting…\u201d sits beside the Congaree River and the Gervais Street Bridge. Its placement is designed to be part of its impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 3″ src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/West-cola-artistP3.1_MB.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” _i=”4″ _address=”1.0.1.4″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 3″ _builder_version=”3.29.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” _i=”5″ _address=”1.0.1.5″]<\/p>\n Karl Larsen looks through the bottleneck to the Congaree River. He wanted his first sustainable piece to be\u00a0<\/span>immersive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 4″ src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/West-cola-artistP4.1_MB.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” _i=”6″ _address=”1.0.1.6″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 4″ _builder_version=”3.29.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” _i=”7″ _address=”1.0.1.7″]<\/p>\n The community can look into \u201cThree Seconds & Counting…\u201d through the top of the bottle or through its doorway. 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In partnership with the city of West Columbia, artist and Columbia native Karl Larsen has constructed a 27-foot-long interactive piece in the shape of a plastic bottle.<\/p> Made of roughly 12,000 single-use plastic bottles, the exhibition shines a light on the area\u2019s consumption habits. Larsen credits spending time in nature\u00a0and\u00a0about 10 years of\u00a0being mindful about litter and waste for his inspiration.<\/p> \u201cI found out how ineffective and reactive litter pick-up was,\u201d Larsen said. \u201cI think that we need to focus on the way we consume in order to eliminate these products from making it to the river, ending up in the soil, in our drinking water, killing wildlife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> Larsen\u2019s artwork is titled \u201cThree Seconds & Counting\u2026\u201d to communicate that every three seconds in the United States around 12,000 consumed and discarded single-use plastic bottles can be sourced to create a piece such as this.<\/p> He encourages the community to observe from both the outside and inside of his work. A doorway invites onlookers in to walk around or sit on one of the two benches to contemplate. Looking through the bottleneck reveals a glimpse of the river.<\/p> \u201cI wanted to purposely restrict your view when you\u2019re in there,\u201d Larsen said. \u201cI wanted you to be completely immersed with it so you can look around and be like, \u2018Wow, I had no idea it was this bad.\u2019 And just think, only about 25 percent of those bottles are recycled.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> Larsen and the city of West Columbia spent a month collecting bottles from locations scattered around Richland and Lexington County. The single-use plastics were sourced from homes, local schools and the Riverbanks Zoo. He built the sculpture in just 13 days.\u00a0<\/p> City of West Columbia Communications and Technology Director Anna Huffman says the\u00a0artwork's primary focus on consumption is part of the city\u2019s larger recycling and anti-litter campaign.<\/p> \u201cI think it\u2019s all encompassing because it\u2019s sort of the same message,\u201d Huffman said. \u201cYou can say don\u2019t use plastic bottles, but if you do, recycle them. We want to do the best we can for generations to come in West Columbia.\u201d<\/p> The location of \u201cThree Seconds & Counting\u2026\u201d is part of its statement. Larsen purposely installed a \u201cpiece of trash\u201d next to the Congaree River to remind people that their waste is all around them.\u00a0<\/p> \u201cI wanted to kind of throw it back in their face and say, \u2018Hey, this is yours.\u2019 The day we were installing it, we were literally pulling bottles out of the river, so that\u2019s how local some of these bottles are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> Larsen wishes to bring awareness to the energy, labor and natural resources that go into producing each bottle and what happens to them after being thrown away, but the main objective is to have community members become conscious of how many disposable items\u00a0<\/strong>they use and how often.<\/p> \u201cWe invite everybody to come down to sit and reflect over the river and just kind of think about their consumption and how they can help clean up West Columbia,\u201d Huffman said.<\/p> The \u201cThree Seconds & Counting\u2026\u201d exhibit will be on display until April 2020,\u00a0although Larsen\u00a0reminds visitors that it will actually be around for 450 years because that\u2019s how long it will take for the plastic bottles to decompose.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\" custom_padding=\"|||\"][et_pb_image admin_label=\"Image 1\" show_in_lightbox=\"on\" show_bottom_space=\"off\" _builder_version=\"3.29.1\" custom_margin=\"||2px|\" custom_padding=\"|||\" animation_style=\"slide\" box_shadow_style=\"preset2\" box_shadow_horizontal=\"4px\" box_shadow_vertical=\"4px\" url_new_window=\"off\" use_overlay=\"off\" force_fullwidth=\"off\" align_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" align_tablet=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/West-cola-artistP1W_MB.jpg\"]<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Caption 1\" _builder_version=\"3.29.1\" text_font=\"|600|||||||\" text_font_size=\"12px\" text_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_margin=\"8px|||2px\" custom_padding=\"|||\" background_layout=\"light\" text_orientation=\"left\"]<\/p> Observers on the West Columbia Riverwalk take a closer look at the interactive artwork. Larsen says he has received positive and supportive feedback from the public.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=\"Image 2\" show_in_lightbox=\"on\" show_bottom_space=\"off\" _builder_version=\"3.29.1\" custom_margin=\"||2px|\" custom_padding=\"|||\" animation_style=\"slide\" box_shadow_style=\"preset2\" box_shadow_horizontal=\"4px\" box_shadow_vertical=\"4px\" url_new_window=\"off\" use_overlay=\"off\" force_fullwidth=\"off\" align_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" align_tablet=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/West-cola-artistP2W_MB.jpg\"]<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Caption 2\" _builder_version=\"3.29.1\" text_font=\"|600|||||||\" text_font_size=\"12px\" text_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_margin=\"8px|||2px\" custom_padding=\"|||\" background_layout=\"light\" text_orientation=\"left\"]<\/p> \u201cThree Seconds & Counting...\u201d sits beside the Congaree River and the Gervais Street Bridge. 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