Research

 A short conundrum on material waste defamiliarization through artistic means and creative accessibility is a 104 pages academic thesis investigation published in 2021, January in Helsinki, Finland.

All in all a special mention to the essential support from Johan Eichhorn who’s guidance expanded beyond the role of a thesis advisor. Moreover, to waste.

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Abstract i
Preface iii
Index v 

Introduction 1
0.1 From waste and defamiliarization
to waste defamiliarization 2
0.2 Research background 4
0.3 Research gate 5
0.4 Research structure 7

1. Chapter one: in Theory 8
1.1 Waste 9
1.1.1 as Trash 12
1.1.2 as Everyday Aesthetics 19
1.2 Defamiliarization 22 
1.2.1 as Estrangement 24 
1.2.2 as Distancing 26 
1.3 Creativity 29 
1.3.1 as problem solving 32
1.3.2 as something else 35

2. Chapter two: in Practice 43
2.1 The Living Man 44
2.2 Fossili Moderni 49
2.3 Plastiglomerate 54

3. Chapter three: in ReSources 59
3.1 ReSources Milan 62
3.2 ReSources Kathmandu 67
3.3 ReSources Santiago 73
3.4 ReSources Helsinki 77 
3.4.1 The Plastic Ball 78 
3.4.2 on [off] wisdom 83 
3.4.3 Tomato 6 87

4. At last 91
4.1 Discussions 92
4.2 Conclusions 94
4.3 Looking forward 95 

Literature 98
Figures 102