The placing art pieces were selected through a combination of public online voting and a panel of internal and external judges - Dan Henroid, director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Services and serves as the sustainability officer for UCSF Health; Freddy Coronado, an active member of the Bay Area’s zero waste community; Chloe Choi, a freelance artist based in NYC with a demonstrated history of combining art and tech to create innovative projects with a focus on reducing waste; Francis Lin, an industrial designer at Bould Design.
The winning piece, titled "In the Belly of the Beast" (pictured right) by Valentina Rozenson, is made completely out of the medical waste produced in her post-anesthesia care unit, where she works as a nurse. Her piece, a whale, reflects on the cycle of landfill waste, from the moment non-recyclables are placed in the black bin to when “the creatures in the sea end up consuming it and washing up on shore,” she explains.
Second Place: "Waste to HeART" by Sheryl Warfield
Third Place: "Anesthesia Waste to Art Mural" by Teal Jenkins, Elizabeth Whitlock, Seema Gandhi (Pictured above)
Honorable Mention: "Expression of a Chronically Ill Caregiver" by Christine Sarmiento
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