The Cast-Off Recast: Recycling and the Creative Transformation of Mass-Produced Objects

Hong Kong: South Sea International Press, 1999. 1st. Lime green illustrated dj; 47 pages: illustrations (some color); 28 cm; bibliographical references (pages 144-147) A bright fine, as new copy with slight scratches to front dj, interior as new in fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0930741749

On a daily basis remnants, scraps, rubbish, and junk are filtered through both formal and informal salvage operations in urban centers throughout the world. The essays included in this volume - "Muffler Men, Menecos and Other Welded Wonders: Occupational Sculpture from Automotive Debris," "Streetwise: The Mafundi of Dar es Salaam," and "Castoff/Outcast: Living on the Street"--Explore the process of recycling within distinct environments. What emerges is a remarkable justaposition of diverse material behaviours informing the "lived experiences" of residents of Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, and Dar es Salaam.