TOKYO-2020 Editorial / Personality

Debra Rapoport

  • Prize
    Bronze in Editorial/Personality
  • Photographer
    Natalia Rudychev

4R - Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose, Reinvent in Art and Life project was created during Covid-19 lockdown at the Westbeth Artists Community in New York. This is a project devoted to Debra Rapoport. Sustainability-focused artist is a role model for generations to come. Debra turns used toilet paper rolls into colorful bracelets; discarded expresso cups, dryer lint, mail packaging, spent paper towels and party paper plates into hats; creates garments out of clothing swaps finds and weaves neck pieces from left over scraps of fabric. Debra teachers environmentally friendly design worldwide.

Natalia Rudychev is a Russian-born curator and photographic artist working on experimental photography projects in the United States and France. Natalia's experimental photographic art is widely exhibited and published around the world. Please see awards and honors to learn about her recent achievements.