Recompose: Blurring the Bifurcation Between Materialistic States

What is trash? It lives in our homes and landfills, lines the bottom of our oceans, and even permeates our seemingly pristine digital landscapes, but beyond the discarded remains of human activity, we see in it a canvas for transformation. Looking past its decrepit state, we seek to highlight the potential of trash for rethinking traditional ideas of permanence.

On Day 2 of Recompose, students from Critical Mediation will turn their attention to the prospects of materials, exploring their transient and fluctuating nature, as they become tangible touchpoints to reminisce and to cultivate potential ecological futures. 

How can you participate? Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca

Archival Wasteland (Maxime-Alexandre Gosselin)

An audio installation presenting obsolete, broken hard drives as a way to activate lost memories. Glitches, noise, and uncertain sounds recontextualize how we record (and dispose of) our collective memory. 

Whispers of An Untethered Soul (Angelica-Anne Serrano)

Whispers of An Untethered Soul is a sensory dinner explored through touch, sight and smell that challenges the visibility of food waste and the lifecycle of disposable tableware. 

Jelly as Form (Ming Wong Fearon)

Jelly as Form is a jelly-based sculpture that showcases the ephemeral and unexpected beauty of food scraps. 

Echoes of Renewal (Niloufar)

A biodegradable mycelium artwork inspired by Iranian pigeon towers, symbolizing decay and renewal as it decomposes, enriches the soil, and supports new growth. 

Embracing objects embracing us (Sarah)

A disposable lawn chair re-imagined as a cherished artifact, meant to be cared for and kept for the years to come. 

Friends (Val Nguyen)

Three pens dance on the paper's stage, where they clash and collide, telling an alternative tale of this mark–making instrument. 

Troubled Waters (Zoë Mathers)

Investigating our relationship to waters mutable agency and ontology via experimentations in sustainable photography processes.