Dust my broom 2 | Ichigo Sugawara | Aka Aka 2024
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"Fifteen years have passed since the photobook DUST MY BROOM was first published. Waste changes with the times. For example, cathode-ray tube TVs, which were once a feature of every household, have been replaced by liquid crystal display TVs; as a result, CRTs have disappeared from recycling sites. Another example is the popularity of PET bottles that has resulted in enormous consumption of PET bottles nowadays. Accompanying the needs of the changing times, recycling processing systems and sorting machine technology have continued to evolve day by day.
The general public tends to focus on recycling of plastics, but the title role in recycling needs to go to ferrous and non-ferrous metals. In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011, Seinan Corporation was responsible for processing much of the debris. As I looked at the site, I realized the importance of recycling the metals contained in the vast amount of debris. Island nations such as Japan have a scarcity of iron and other metal resources. This is precisely why metal recycling becomes all the more important.
And one more thing. In Japan, the concept of regeneration is firmly rooted in the culture and way of life. The forms of regeneration manifested in daily life are very beautiful. Nowadays, even in the field of traditional crafts, new approaches to regeneration are being explored, especially by young people.
Protection of beauty Creation of beauty
Surely the simultaneous pursuit of these two endeavors is what is required of us living in the present day and of the work of recycling for the future. Until now, the entire system and stages of recycling have primarily been perceived as the work of "processing." However, recycling in the future will most likely move toward being the more active work of "creation." It is this endeavor that will shape the new approach to recycling.
As I move forward on my recycling journey, within the act of recycling I will focus my aware- ness even more firmly on the moments and forms of "Blooms" that emerge from even the smallest acts and the smallest beginnings.
To starting over again. From BROOM to BLOOM." - from author's statement.