Date of Award
Spring 6-1-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Furniture
First Advisor
Emily Cornell du Houx
Second Advisor
Patricia Johnson
Third Advisor
Lane Myer
Abstract
This Trash is Someone Else’s Problem reimagines object design practices through a decolonial lens that embraces responsive approaches to the local environment and the communities that steward it. It advocates for design justice and social equality. The physical work was developed from discarded scraps of industrial waste harvested from the Providence area, such as wire fencing, oil drums, rebar and steel tubing. It was created without the use of expensive tools, machinery and materials in favour of a less extractive approach to design. In conjunction with the studio work is a series of community gatherings focused on low-fi ceramic pit firing and salon style discussions. The event series was developed to share the core ideas of the thesis with the larger community and establish a deliberately informal learning environment centered in the principles of listening and gratitude.
Recommended Citation
Goodman, Lauren, "This trash is someone else's problem" (2021). Masters Theses. 691.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/691
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Comments
View exhibition online: Lauren Goodman, This Trash is Someone Else's Problem