The Project

‘The Story of Jurassic Plastic’ is a mini-documentary co-produced by ArtsPeople & The Japan Foundation, Sydney that introduces contemporary Japanese artist Hiroshi Fuji and Arts People’s Production Jurassic Plastic with Hiroshi Fuji.

Artist, activist, museum director and educator, Hiroshi Fuji has been an important figure in the Japanese art world for the past four decades. Well-known for his works that utilise discarded plastic toys, Fuji’s sculptures and installations are beautiful explosions of colour that are both playful and alarming. With its origins in his community ‘toy exchange’ program that has operated across Japan for more than 20 years, Jurassic Plastic shines a light on notions of collective consumption and waste, and inspires us to consider the role of plastic in our lives.

Featuring interviews with artist Hiroshi Fuji and Curator Kathryn Hunyor (Director, ArtsPeople) ‘The Story of Jurassic Plastic’ takes you behind the scenes and into Fuji’s magic, plastic world.