One man's trash is another man's inspiration

Texas artist Jeremy Underwood creates sculptures from debris collected on the beaches of Houston's waterways. His series, "Human Debris," was completed in 2012, and challenges

viewers to question our consumer culture and consider the relationship we have to the environment and pollution. Underwood cites as inspiration artists like Robert Smithson, Andy

Goldsworthy, and Richard Long, who use natural elements to create massive sculptural shapes. Underwood's creations, however, go a step further by using materials like discarded bottles

and disregarded wooden objects. These site-specific sculptures are left built in the environment to be discovered by passersby. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts

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