Repair as the new recycling
Posted by ben on 21 Jul 2009 at 02:59 pm | Tagged as: architecture, ceramics, design, public art
Platform 21 is hyping repair as “the new recycling” with its Repair Manifesto, along with various contests and publicity efforts. It’s interesting that some of the “repairs” Platform 21 is publicizing are not functional or structural, but are really aesthetic in nature.
This Jan Vormann project is cool, but it doesn’t appear to offer much in the way of structural integrity. Then again, maybe that’s not the point — highlighting quirky projects like this means more attention for the project, and perhaps a broader reach for the “repair ideology” it is pushing. It also encourages people to think creatively about repair, and makes a chic movement out what often becomes just a greasy time sink. So here’s my contribution: a handmade porcelain teacup I broke and repaired a little while back. It’s not as flashy as Legos in a brick wall, or the “golden seams” of traditional Japanese tea bowl repair, but out of four similar cups, this is now my favorite.
PS. This cup inspired another Emvergeoning post a while back.
It is located in the county of Suffolk, about eight miles (13 km) to the east of the town of Ipswich.
I have never seen anybody actually try this particular ritual gesture! It’s optional.
I just don’t know if another city could have supported it
golden seam works now?
golden seam works now?
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