Dump start

From: Matt Larson
Length: 14:21

We explore the San Francisco Dump and discover what working artists, a falconer, and school children already know: trash can be just the beginning. Read the full description.

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Playing: Dump start
From: Matt Larson

Bench_curl_small The San Francisco dump processes 12-14 hundred tons of trash each day. It's a problem of such great scale that they needed more than just scientists and engineers thinking about how to deal with waste. In 1990, the dump turned to local artists to answer the question: what else can we do with trash? Rebecca Pfiffner and Matt Larson get a guided tour of the dump from employee Micah Gibson, and talk to former artist in residence Scott Oliver about the nature of trash.

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Piece Description

The San Francisco dump processes 12-14 hundred tons of trash each day. It's a problem of such great scale that they needed more than just scientists and engineers thinking about how to deal with waste. In 1990, the dump turned to local artists to answer the question: what else can we do with trash? Rebecca Pfiffner and Matt Larson get a guided tour of the dump from employee Micah Gibson, and talk to former artist in residence Scott Oliver about the nature of trash.