“ROGUE PLASTIC: Dani Marti, Paul McInnes, David Sequeira” 
2001-05-04 until 2001-05-26
Canberra Contemporary Art Space 

Plastic has gotten away. It began in 1862 when Alexander Parkes unveiled Parkesine – a material derived from cellulose that could be moulded when heated and retained its shape when cool. But it was with the invention of Bakelite in 1907 that plastic really took off. It was a revolutionary new material destined to solve all sorts of industrial and domestic problems. Lauded for its flexibility, and its role in saving ‘natural’ resources from plunder, by 1976 it had evolved into the worlds’ most used material. Recent research has shown that plastic can exude a chemical which mimics synthetic oestrogen – a hormone which is a significant factor in the growth and multiplication of cancer cells. In Rogue Plastic the artists’ formal and aesthetic treatment of this ubiquitous product hides its true nature.

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Review by Sasha Grishin, Canberra Times, 14 May, 2001