everything solid will be ground into dust
dust project
[31°12’01.0” N 121°29’47.5” E]
DUST
fine particles that used to be solid matter.
Dust within urban areas contains a variety of substances. The components of dust from different places - such as industrial areas, domestic environments, and offices - are distinct.
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. concrete powders. , . :
; . ，， ｜ 。 ， .. ; :
. sawdust , .
. ; coal slag , . ; mine.ral dust . . . .
. , .
. , . human . dead . ; . , . , skin c.ells . . . .
. . . . ;
human ; an d animal .. .. . : hair — 、 ； 。。 ，
. . .
: , , cigarette ashes . . ,. . , plant ; . ; pollen . .
. , makeup .. . . d u s. t , .
. ; paper fibers . . textile fibers ， 、
. ashes of religious , / use incense . . . . . . . .
. plastic film shavings ... ... . . ‘ / 。
. , . . .. 。 。 ， ;
. concrete powders. , . :
; . ，， ｜ 。 ， .. ; :
. sawdust , .
. ; coal slag , . ; mine.ral dust . . . .
. , .
. , . human . dead . ; . , . , skin c.ells . . . .
. . . . ;
human ; an d animal .. .. . : hair — 、 ； 。。 ，
. . .
: , , cigarette ashes . . ,. . , plant ; . ; pollen . .
. , makeup .. . . d u s. t , .
. ; paper fibers . . textile fibers ， 、
. ashes of religious , / use incense . . . . . . . .
. plastic film shavings ... ... . . ‘ / 。
. , . . .. 。 。 ， ;
Dust, as the remains and by-products of human
activities, is also the witness, evidence, and documentation of
human presence.
Dust is the residue and by-product of human activities, a product of the ruination process, which endowed the characteristic of site-specific. It contains spatial memory, internalizing various events, objects and processes of human activities.
Dust is a collection of “social debris” and an epitome of human civilization.
However, dust is also one of the symbols of modern cities.
Dust, as a perfect medium, explores the definition and potential signified of “ruins” in the context of contemporary society through its particularity and locality. The excess of space is another characteristic of highly urbanized and capitalized areas. Ruins, embedded in the city, most of them no longer bear the weight of the past but rather serve as a portrayal of current circumstance. Large amounts of unused spaces sustain a state of ruins in a prosperous city where residential spaces are in shortage.
Capitalism and spectacle accelerate the fragmentation of the city, ruins in this context ambiguate tense, being re-defined, repeatedly deconstructed and reconstructed. While the (city) landscapes partially turn into ruins, various (traditional) ruins become part of the spectacle.
Dust, as a perfect medium, explores the definition and potential signified of “ruins” in the context of contemporary society through its particularity and locality. The excess of space is another characteristic of highly urbanized and capitalized areas. Ruins, embedded in the city, most of them no longer bear the weight of the past but rather serve as a portrayal of current circumstance. Large amounts of unused spaces sustain a state of ruins in a prosperous city where residential spaces are in shortage.
Capitalism and spectacle accelerate the fragmentation of the city, ruins in this context ambiguate tense, being re-defined, repeatedly deconstructed and reconstructed. While the (city) landscapes partially turn into ruins, various (traditional) ruins become part of the spectacle.
The brick,
resurrected from dust,
becomes a new type
of ruin,
a time capsule,
an inscription
without text
Everything solid will be ground into dust ...