Development of Community Art Innovations from Recycled Waste through Community Participation

Abstract

This qualitative research aims to develop the community art innovations from recycled waste through community participation and to analyze the form of community art innovations from recycled waste that reflects community identity. This research is conducted by studying documents, creating community art from recycled waste, focus group discussion, and in-depth interview with 40 key informants. Research area is at Ban Sia, Chun District, Phayao Province and Ban Pong (San Ki Lek), Mae Suai District, Chiang Rai Province. The data analysis is used content analysis, summary, and presentation in descriptive writing.

The results show that 1) the process of developing community art innovations from recycled waste consisting of (1) upstream process, it is the process to get explored the context of community, to create the understanding with community leaders, to have a brainstorm to find the ideas of creating community arts, to establish community researchers, and to design community art from recycled waste; (2) midstream process, this process is to plan, prepare the equipment, and take action to create community art; and (3) downstream process, this process summarizes lessons for community researchers, creates community art public spaces by displaying community art innovations from recycled waste, the Ki Lek flower turbine sculpture and peacock sculpture. 2) The forms of community art innovations from recycled waste are a model that reflects local community identity, the folk art, and the relationship between human and nature. Moreover, it reflects public awareness of the reuse of waste materials. The body of knowledge of this research shows that the community art innovations from recycled waste are the process of creating the participatory community art through the relation between community, artist, environment, and society.