‘DISASSEMBLY’ is a series of site-specific immersive installations which examine consumer electronics through the lenses of sustainability and global social justice.


 
The artwork explores the untold story of the consumer electronics lifecycle, and the devastating environmental and labor conditions of offshore recycling. Visitors are prompted to learn about, amplify and take action around electronic waste—the fastest growing waste stream in the world.


EXHIBITION

BMW A/D/O
Brooklyn, New York 2018



Himalayas Museum & Fudan University
Shanghai, China 2017



Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
New York, New York 2016

'Disassembly' was seeded by the Smithsonian APAC, which continues to be involved in ongoing exhibitions of the series.

WORKSHOPS

In hands on workshops, visitors are invited to deconstruct e-waste and reimagine technological viscera as sculptures which acknowledge the misconception of today’s resource abundance and honor the true cost of consumerism.


PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Accompanying panel discussions have brought together leading E-waste activists from the government agencies to NGOs, from local business to international manufacturers. Panelists include Stephanie Adrian (USEPA, Global Waste Policy), Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network), Mark Newton (Samsung, Head of Corporate Sustainability) and Kai Loffelbein (photojournalist).

FABRICATION

"Disassembly" engages local artisans to engineer and construct site-specific executions using local techniques and available materials which are reused after the exhibition is deinstalled. As a result, each execution reflects the aesthetics and industrial processes of the community where it is installed.

By engaging gallery staff and local resources, the installation draws equivalences between craft/trade and high art, native practices and those celebrated by the Art Institution.



The mission of 'Disassembly' addresses 11 of the SDGs prioritized by the United Nations Development Programme.