The Petroleum Manga Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Pony Hop / Toothpaste Tube and Chair by Marina Zurkow

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Marina Zurkow

The Petroleum Manga Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Pony Hop / Toothpaste Tube and Chair2013

Solvent ink on Tyvek28 x 36 in / 71.1 x 91.4 cm

The Petroleum Manga features everyday oil-derived products like garbage bags, plastic chickens, and credit cards. Displayed in a periodic-table-like grid, items are classified by their chemical origins (e.g., PET, PVC, HDPE) and form haiku-like rebuses exploring human needs and desires. Inspired by Hokusai’s Edo period manga, the series uses industrial assembly-style diagrams and is printed on Tyvek, an archival yet non-recyclable polyethylene resembling paper.

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