Motivation quotes, matching the rhythm of pop songs, encourage us to live obedient lives and to take up personal responsibility for the state of our environment. While the recycling of used objects and material is necessary, it has slowly turned into a matter of trend. It provides the consumerist masses with the confidence that is needed for further purchases. In order to consume with no remorse, we are constantly being assured that recycling will cover the tracks of our previous purchases. Recycling becomes an obsession. 30 new ways of recycling.13 ways of recycling you haven’t heard of yet. Recycling bins designated ‘for charitable purposes’ convince us that fast fashion articles of low quality can be passed on to those in need after a couple of months, creating a vicious circle of purchasing, giving away, and purchasing again. When it comes to recycling clothes, it is no recycling at all – all this process consists of is transferring used, damaged, and unwanted clothes to poorer areas. But what about true recycling in the sense of reshaping used material into new reusable material? The process of recycling is often greatly energy-intensive, leads to a minimal amount of usable material, and creates tricky by-products in the form of microplastics. Highly undervalued agents of the process of recycling are insects, so vital for processing of biowaste, including our decomposing bodies. There is a slight chance that nature will find a way to deal with our issues, as shown by a recent discovery of a plastic-eating enzyme. But could these newly adapted, mutated organisms lead to a bigger and worse impact on our ecosystem than, say, a blanket ban of single-use plastics? And will our bodies be processable by insects despite the growing volume of microplastics in the water cycle and in our bodies? Andrea Mikyska’s and Tereza Ledvinová’s project presents a material contemplation of recycled clothing and its long-term existence on this planet, be it in its original condition or in the form of crumbling microparticles, penetrating the natural cycles on a deeper and deeper level. Tereza Ledvinová deals with the material and quality of today’s manufactured clothing, particularly about its planned obsolescence. A self-destructive system is vital for people too – it is death that gives our lives meaning, after all – but it is necessary that lifespan isn’t mindlessly cut short. Tereza Ledvinová’s piece represents the interconnection of clothing and the human body into one object. Two interdependent elements set off the continual process of recycling, composed of processes of self-reconstruction and self-destruction. In her videos, Andrea Mikyska develops possible visions of future and partial resolutions of ecological problems that the near future will give us. She accentuates the significance of insects and bacteria for their fast adaptability. Will people adapt in the same way? Will enzyme Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 replace our daily dose of Vitamin C, helping us to rid of the microplastics in our bodies? Will we be able to consume again with no limit nor remorse?