Kalliopi Monoyios

@eyeforscience.bsky.social

741 Followers 169 Following

Science-minded artist making art about consumerism & the complexity of our relationship with plastic kalliopimonoyios.com

photograph of black clothing care & brand name tags pinned together before sewing
a giant, multicolor crazy quilt made of plastic packaging collected for an entire year from a family of four. It covers an entire wall 26 feet wide with 12 banners starting at the ceiling and unfurling down the wall onto the floor. Titled Year of Plastic, Family of Four by Kalliopi Monoyios.
Induced Demand by Kalliopi Monoyios. An art infographic consisting of 8 large circular quilts made from single use plastic. Each quilt is sized according to how may million metric tons of plastic were produced globally in a given year. Each quilt has a colorful center with a thick white border — the color represents approximately 35-40% that was destined for packaging, shorthand for single-use.
From the 2025 Carbondale Arts dance/fashion fundraiser Camera Obscura: five dancers standing in a line with their right hands on the shoulder of the dancer before them. The leader is a woman staring directly at the camera in a long flowy black dress. the dancers behind have their heads covered by giant open eye sculptures and are looking straight ahead in the direction they’re moving.
the artist with her back to the camera showing a dramatic patterned jacket with a six foot long train made from single-use plastic packaging.
handmade reusable cloth gift bag with blue denim base and white fabric decorated with fine blue topographic lines. Tied shut with a satin ribbon
save the date announcement for Wesleyan Potters 70th Annual Sale Nov. 28- Dec. 24
woman with platinum hair in a simple grey dress with hands on her hips. Her necklace is made of thick copper wire rods that radiate out from her neck and join with four concentric rings that circle her head like a giant collar