Sunday, September 26, 2010

About found objects...(by Denise Treizman)

As a latin american having just moved to SF, I am still impressed by the objets you can find as "trash" on the middle of the street...related to this issue I was wondering..
Would people throw this type of objects (which apparently look "usable" at least) in Mexico City?
If they do, how long would the object last on the street as "trash" until someone would pick it up and give a good use to it?
Could these objects that we find in the streets of SF have a better use or destination if they were thrown in Mexico City?






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  1. Ecology Between San Francisco and Mexico D.F.September 27, 2010 at 9:44 PM

    Great photos and questions Denise.

    You should look at the work of Pedro Ortiz and Sandra Calvo, who deal with many of these questions of what happens to refuse in megacities, how it becomes poetic in certain situations, and how it gets used in new forms. My favorite is their image of a broom holding up an electric line.

    Here is their site
    http://pedroortizantoranz.com/?page_id=19

    -Mick

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  2. Ecology Between San Francisco and Mexico D.F.September 27, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    Here is the link to a great movie by Sandra Calvo on the repair of a plastic box for reuse. El Jarocho, who is sewing up the box with wire and rope, is a guy who works at the Central de Abastos, a giant marketplace in Mexico City.

    http://sandracalvo.com.mx/?page_id=292

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