Artist Hugo McCloud, known for using unusual medium choices such as aluminum sheeting, tar paper, scrap metal and solder, spent his quarantine in Mexico, layering together tiny pieces of plastic bag waste. The result is a 31-piece exhibition dubbed Burdened, recently on display at the Sean Kelly Gallery in Hudson Yards, New York. The artwork is a statement against the environmental impact of single-use plastic, but it’s also a response to the hardships of the human condition.