Out of Consumption Out of Context Into Recursion
A book that is non-directional and circular. Recommend to be read with each zine layed out on a flat surface, so that they can talk to each other in references.
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Abstract:
In a world where consumption is inevitable, our choices define us. However, the situation is never so black and white. The boundary between commodification and authentic representations has grown increasingly opaque, layered with irony, sincerity, critique, and tribute. Within this complexity lies not a clear resistance, but an opportunity: to embrace the oscillation and locate one’s authenticity through metamodernist sensibilities.
My process begins by interrogating the accepted—may it be a product, a technique, or a medium. I deconstruct, fragment, and remove it from its original context—both physically and conceptually. What emerges is a recursive reconstruction, where origin and iteration intertwine, forming new creations that have their own self-awareness.
In a world where consumption is inevitable, our choices define us. However, the situation is never so black and white. The boundary between commodification and authentic representations has grown increasingly opaque, layered with irony, sincerity, critique, and tribute. Within this complexity lies not a clear resistance, but an opportunity: to embrace the oscillation and locate one’s authenticity through metamodernist sensibilities.
My process begins by interrogating the accepted—may it be a product, a technique, or a medium. I deconstruct, fragment, and remove it from its original context—both physically and conceptually. What emerges is a recursive reconstruction, where origin and iteration intertwine, forming new creations that have their own self-awareness.