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

Patrick Arthur Polk

ISBN 10: 0930741757 / ISBN 13: 9780930741754

Published by Univ of California Museum of, 1999

About this Item

soft cover in fine condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cast-Off Recast: Recycling and the Creative Transformation of Mass-Produced Objects
• Publisher: Univ of California Museum of
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0930741757
• ISBN 13: 9780930741754
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • art
  • antiques,collecting,memorabilia
  • social history

About this title

Synopsis

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 behaviors informing the "lived experiences" of residents of Los Angeles, Tokyo, So Paulo, and Dar es Salaam.

About the Author

Timothy Corrigan Correll is a doctoral candidate in world arts and cultures at UCLA. Patrick Arthur Polk is a museum scientist and visiting assistant professor at UCLA.