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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Title

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

Publisher

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0930741757

ISBN 13

9780930741754

Binding

Paperback

Edition

1st.

Condition

Fine

Book Type

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

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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.

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