Locally Grown A small farm town sits nestled in an abandoned grocery store. Little mutated fruit and veggie creatures, despite the environment they’ve been left with, seem to manage just fine, repurposing litter for homes and growing candy from the contaminated soil. Another Man’s Treasure After a long and arduous journey, a caravan arrives to find a large city built from the remains of a kitchen, acting as a glimmer of hope in the persistence of life on earth. Food Fight While Scavenging in a dilapidated chain restaurant, things turn sour when a beast made from fast food attacks. The group of creatures band together, unionizing their strength to take down the threat. Urban Jungle Whether building rudimentary flying machines to ride the steam of earth’s boiling oceans, or physically evolving to deal with the new world’s challenges, some creatures have taken to the skies in order to avoid deadly obstacles left behind by global warming. Wandering Giant A giant amalgamation of junk slowly wanders the earth, collecting long forgotten material possessions, trying to fill the void left within itself after it’s lost the thinly veiled meaning humans once gave it. Trash Island A Metropolis sits on the underside of a large mass of trash floating in the ocean. Because of this fish have adapted to a less carefree lifestyle, losing their ability to swim. Phomo Solastalgia Two creatures travel through a forest, a human skull embedded into an overgrown tree looms in the distance, missing out on the earth’s healing beyond humanities mistakes. Itty Bitty Bullies A group of nasty creatures learn to harness the power of batteries, causing them to attack anyone trying to use it themselves. Home Computer A small group of creatures begin the process of building a community in an abandoned office space, using the husk of a computer, something that would distance humanity, as a space for unity and physical connection. Nuclear Family A small family of creatures have taken refuge in a nuclear waste barrel, finding the paved, concrete surface uninhabitable for them. Close One Man’s Trash “One Man’s Trash” explores the perspective of an hypothetical ecosystem of small creatures burdened with the remnants of our society, attempting to co-exist and survive with what’s been left behind. Cristian Chiappetta ↗ ..... crisppyboat.ca ↗ ..... twitter.com/CrisppyBoat @ ..... cristian.chiappetta@ocadu.ca 2024 Claudia Mihaila Daniel Hubbarde