The Apocalyptic Future Has a Past
2007
4.5 x 10 inches
25 pages
digitally printed, stapled
unpublished

A collection of things made from other things, organized chronologically and by their maker’s ideology of reuse. Often products of postindustrial disenchantment, the included objects are made of mass-manufactured parts cobbled together into new wholes. The title is inspired by the Mad Max movies: before the apocalypse, things served their intended functions. After the bomb, everyone is a scavenger and a gatherer in search of finished goods which can serve as raw materials for new purposes. Subjects represented include the Big Dig House, DJ Shadow, Sarah Sze, Richard Hamilton, Barnaby Barford, TV Carnage, Found Magazine, and a dozen more...