Joll's PVC ice cream sculpture highlights plastic's 400-year lifespan

Japanese artist Joll has created 'The 400-Year Ice Cream', a PVC replica of a three-scoop ice cream cone mounted on a white oak frame with an exposed iron threaded rod and wing nuts. The work contrasts the fleeting pleasure of consumption with the centuries-long persistence of plastic waste. The sculpture measures 35.5 cm high, 44 cm wide, and 8 cm deep. Joll uses white oak, which decays biologically, and iron, which corrodes, alongside PVC, which fragments but does not biodegrade. The piece frames correct disposal as a contribution to future environmental conditions. The project was published on designboom via the DIY submissions feature, edited by Christina Vergopoulou.