In Beyond the Bin: Redesigning Waste, I travel to Bali to explore how this island is turning trash into design, action, and innovation. Bali has always been my favorite vacation destination, but this time I went for more than the beaches — I wanted to learn what it’s doing to become a greener tourist destination.
NYIFA® • New York International Film Awards Finalist
Documentary
Artworks
These artworks explore the connection between materials, ideas, and meaning. Each piece invites viewers to see the familiar in new ways and to find significance in unexpected places.
Equal Flames, Unequal Rescue: Harmonious Ignorance
An Object of Destruction, Holding Life
About me.
Jayden Lee is a high school artist and environmentalist who creates with unconventional materials, assembling work that reflects environmental concerns and overlooked emotions. He challenges himself to find meaning in what others throw away. From charred branches gathered at wildfire sites to plastic debris collected from the ocean, these are the kinds of materials he turns into something worth looking at. He’s not just a drawer. He’s a maker, an assembler, a compiler who believes that everything, even discarded scraps, holds meaning.