Rusty dog food tins, broken lawnmowers and discarded barbed wire have been repurposed in a Northern Territory festival celebrating household junk. Once a year, thousands of people gather in Kathrine to see rubbish transformed into intricate sculptures and costumes, spreading the message of giving things a second life.
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00:00 Brendan Penza has been collecting dog food tins for the past four years.
00:07 I see potential materials for art in everything.
00:11 All the tins you see in these sculptures have been consumed by my dogs.
00:16 And then there's an actual Victor two-straight lawnmower.
00:20 His scrap metal creations are a rusty reflection on wasteful consumption of water.
00:25 The two lawnmowers have broken down over time trying to cut through the grass that grows in the wet season.
00:34 Across town Penny Faulkner is putting the finishing touches on her sculpture.
00:38 A piece drawing attention to the suffering of civilians in the war in Gaza.
00:42 It's about a simple message of love and peace.
00:48 After making props for Hollywood blockbusters as a commercial sculptor,
00:52 Penny says she prefers rummaging through sheds for material.
00:56 One of the things that used to worry me when I was working in the industry was
01:00 there's so much waste materials went into it.
01:05 These unique sculptures were made in time for Catherine's Junk Festival,
01:08 one of the biggest annual events in the top end town.
01:11 While some of the artworks are to be seen, others are designed to be worn,
01:15 with a runway show putting rubbish in a more glamorous light.
01:18 That is a lot of glad wrap.
01:21 The festival's message on waste resonating in a town with no curbside recycling.
01:26 Junkfest is a reminder to people to think about what they consume.
01:33 When you do engage in practices which help to reduce your footprint in the world,
01:40 you obviously change the way you think and you change the way you act.
01:45 Outback resourcefulness, making treasure out of trash.
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