REHASH Zine

REHASH JOM SIRIMONGKOLKASEM

Inspired by the resourcefulness practice of contemporary Thai street vendors, my thesis is an investigation of revitalization in disposed objects -- and foreground it in a new situated context to critique its loss of genuine values, as well as bringing it back through a new appropriation.

In the beginning, is an experimentation of making methodologies via papers and bonding techniques --investigation the juxtaposition of Western technique and Eastern materialities together.

INSPIRATIONS The inspiration came from the designers, artists and individuals that seeks for provocation. They are unsatisfied and eager to challenge the status quo.

Such motivation is drawn from intriguing techniques, bold narrative and all the way to smart execution/craft of their project.

SPRING 2020 / PROGRESS Moving into the realm of e-waste where such products are put together to communicate the sheer quantity and its deceased value that was once sophisticated.

The discovery of “quantity� triggers me into working with scale and translating such narrative into a focused visualization.

The total of 108 keyboards that I purchased for $87 from the recycling center are arranged flat to resembles a tile. To highlight the context of mass-quantity.

The amount of waste that came from the fashion industry is a juggernaut. This is because the demands from customer have increased as well as the rate of change, therefore influence fashion companies to produce garment at a faster pace --but at the same time, drastically piling up more waste in each seasons.

The windshield came from 1988 Hyndai Excel that I picked up from the junkyard.

From the story that I investigate; while other car parts can be easily sold/recycled, the glass parts does not.

Therefore, the non-disposable waste like this windshield inspires me to investigate further by recontextualize it into a window form.

Due to the pandemic situation, there’s a change in the final execution of the work.

However, the core concept of reuse still remains the same.

Transitioning the medium into the website visual communication.

Can the mechanisms of marketing that lead to so much needless waste actually be employed to find distinct markets for it?

We live in a world of mass-production, where corporations shape societal behavior and lifestyles with marketing, social media channels, and product compatibilities - all to assure that we are attracted to ever-newer products.

Each item featured in this project is curated from a range of industries. Some are minimally used, some are brand new, but each has been sent to junk-yards and landfills not because they were useless, but because the market had no value for them.

The take away from this project is to bring awareness to the audience regarding the waste that we are generating, as well as informing the need to change how we treat products for the better.