15 Jun Broken
Mending and repair in a throwaway world
We live in a single-use society, where fashion is fast, disposability is the norm and it is easier to replace than to repair. We don’t need to mend things anymore.
But as bad as the linear take-make-waste model that has dominated Western economies since the Industrial Revolution is for our planet, and therefore ultimately for us, as strong is the movement that seeks to fix what is broken. This book compiles 25 artists, curators, menders and re-makers who have rejected the allure of the fast, disposable and easy in favour of the patina of use, the stories of age and the longevity of care and repair. Accompanying these profiles, six in-depth essays explore the societal, cultural and environmental roles of mending in a throwaway world.