Would You Like a Junkwich ?
by Christopher Comrie (GB), Ryan Finn (GB), Elba Garcia Clark (ES), Antoine Martin (FR)
The intention of our group occupation was to engage with the public by presenting them with the opportunity to re-acquire, in essence, their discarded products, possessions and waste. The intention of the experiment was to make passers by believe that there was, initially, edible food on display. However, upon closer inspection they would soon realise that it was in fact filled with indigenous rubbish collected from in and around Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. After being able to acquire someone’s attention by offering them a sandwich, we would then go on to explain our agenda in detail; that being to recycle and clear the surrounding area of rubbish, In the hope that this would encourage them to take one or more of our sandwiches, which would actively involve them with their own community. We believe that it would be in¬teresting to literally translate the idea of capitalism recycling itself within society, and the idea of it being one giant vicious circle. Therefore, by giving back waste, leftover from products they have consumed, it represents the idea of buying and selling of which capitalism con¬sists. With regards to relevance to the site, this touches upon the notion of trading which has historically taken place within public squares. Overall, we hope this experiment will achieve a certain level of success as it involves the public interacting with their community, and also will encourage them to interact with us and give us their own opinions on our experiment. Such as, whether they feel that our experiment is a success or not.
documentation (pdf): Would you like a Junkwich?
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