The Artists Behind EARTHFORM Shaping Waste into Form and Expression

At ASHTA District 8, ARTCYCLE: EARTHFORM places artists at the center of transformation. Not just as creators, but as storytellers, shaping how we see, feel, and understand the materials around us. This Earth Month, EARTHFORM brings together contemporary visual artists and sustainable material innovators in a series of collaborations

Artists in Focus: Material as Medium, Story as Form

Each collaboration within EARTHFORM reflects a distinct artistic voice, translated through material, process, and perspective.

GULA, known for his bold, cartoonish street-inspired visuals, continues his exploration with norm:al: living by transforming recycled plastic into playful yet thought-provoking forms. What was once waste becomes character-driven objects, blurring the line between art, design, and function. Lala Bohang approaches material with a more introspective lens. In collaboration with PABLE, she transforms recycled textiles into poetic compositions, layered with symbolism, emotion, and quiet narratives about memory and human connection.

HARISHAZKA brings an expressive and intuitive response to experimental materials developed by BELL Living Lab. Working with bacteria-based and coffee waste materials, the collaboration turns research into visual language, where texture, form, and structure guide the artistic outcome. With ALPHABAD, material becomes language. Collaborating with REBRICKS, he reinterprets recycled construction bricks through typographic expressions, where repetition, structure, and text merge into a spatial and visual statement.

Meanwhile, AHARIMU explores abstraction through collaboration with Chop Value. Using high density materials made from recycled chopsticks, the works unfold through gesture, repetition, and form transforming the everyday into layered visual expressions. Each artist brings a different energy. Each material carries a different story. Together, they shape a collective narrative of transformation.

Beyond the Studio

EARTHFORM extends the artists’ presence beyond the artworks themselves. Through live activations, open sessions, and collaborative talks, visitors are invited to experience the creative process firsthand, witnessing how ideas evolve from raw material into finished form.

It is not just about what is displayed, but how it is made. Not just the outcome, but the journey behind it. More than an exhibition, ARTCYCLE: EARTHFORM is a celebration of artists, of their perspectives, their processes, and their ability to transform the ordinary into something meaningful.