147 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. *** "On a daily basis remnants, scraps, rubbish, and junk are filtered through both formal and informal salvage operations in urban centers throughout the world. The essays included in this volume - 'Muffler Men, Menecos and Other Welded Wonders: Occupational Sculpture from Automotive Debris,' 'Streetwise: The Mafundi of Dar es Salaam,' and 'Castoff/Outcast: Living on the Street'--Explore the process of recycling within distinct environments. What emerges is a remarkable justaposition of diverse material behaviours informing the 'lived experiences' of residents of Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, and Dar es Salaam." - Publisher. Size: 4to.

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T�tulo

The Cast-Off Recast: Recycling and the Creative Transformation of Mass-Produced Objects

Editor

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles

Fecha de publicaci�n

1999

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0930741757

ISBN 13

9780930741754

Encuadernaci�n

Paperback

Edici�n

1st.

Estado

Fine

Tipo de libro

Collectible

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On a daily basis remnants, scraps, rubbish, and junk are filtered through both formal and informal salvage operations in urban centers throughout the world. The essays included in this volume - "Muffler Men, Menecos and Other Welded Wonders: Occupational Sculpture from Automotive Debris," "Streetwise: The Mafundi of Dar es Salaam," and "Castoff/Outcast: Living on the Street" - explore the process of recycling within distinct environments. What emerges is a remarkable justaposition of diverse material behaviours informing the "lived experiences" of residents of Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, and Dar es Salaam.

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