This necklace is made from PTFE (Teflon) dental floss tied around obsolete tv cable cords. PTFE is in a class of chemicals known as PFAS that are extremely widespread because of their exceptionally useful properties: they are waterproof, heat-resistant, stain-proof, and immune to corrosion. Unfortunately this also makes them incredibly persistent and problematic in the environment. I use PTFE dental floss, which gets used for 30 seconds and is then thrown away, as an art medium to point out that perhaps there are better and worse uses for such a powerful material.
- Subject Matter: Abstract
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