Othering what remains
Essay by Rik Dijkhuizen
“By temporarily changing the trajectory of plastic bags, the project demonstrates that the way materials move through society is not inevitable, but shaped by stakes, choices, infrastructures, negotiations, priorities and forms of cooperation.”
In this essay, Rik Dijkhuizen reflects on the Amsterdam iteration of Museo Aero Solar, exploring what discarded materials can reveal about the systems and infrastructures that shape their circulation. Following the plastic bag from waste to collective artwork, the essay considers how collecting, making and collaborating can create temporary pathways where established systems fall short, and how these connections might invite us to rethink our relationships with resources, responsibility and the environments we inhabit.
Read the essay here (PDF)