> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Alicja Patanowska > Reference:: The ripple effect: A clay response to Żelazny Most. (2025). _Garland Magazine_. https://garlandmag.com/article/the-ripple-effect/ > Date:: 2025 > Tags:: #warp/article #Poland #ceramics > WeftLinks:: [[Environmental value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft encourages greater care of the environment]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Alicja Patanowska's The Ripple Effect turns waste from Poland's giant Żelazny Most copper tailings reservoir into 2,000 hand-thrown ceramic pieces arranged around a V&A garden fountain. The work exposes the environmental harm of mining—only 0.4% copper is recovered—and the toxic legacy of the tailings. The installation and its material samples invite touch and reflection on care, transformation, and the stories held in matter. ### Highlights In *The Ripple Effect,* Alicja Patanowska presents an uncannily beautiful reflection of the environmental waste caused by Poland's most damaging copper mine. The collected waste was first dried and cleaned of any mechanical impurities, then ground to achieve a particle size suitable for ceramic processing.