Un/Making CSC
Waste

Waste

Themes of waste and frustration, funds wasted on projects doomed to fail from a lack of listening, and bureaucratic excess.

Gallery

A digital photo of a stained fabric. A metaphor to represnt the idea that societal problems are like invisible stains. The black cloth represents the society and the various social problem and harmful cultural practices which projects aim to address by washing. When little is known and understood about the underlying issues, it is hard remove all the stains. Thus, the dirty spots remain, and even though NGO’s feel like they have addressed the issues and hung the cloth on the drying line, the challenges persist in the background. It is very hard to spot the stains as the black spots are hidden within the hue of the black cloth.
Digital photo of an object that represents leaking drum.
Photograph of three fish shapes made from wire framing; metaphors that represent the idea that development projects are like the water in the fish pond, its value is seen when there is fish.
Digital photograph of sharpies and two pegs; a material metaphor to represent the idea that donors are like bridges.
A digital photograph of shiny ribbons. A material metaphor that represents the idea that some projects come with much hope represented by the shinny ribbons but do not bare any positive results, in some cases things become worse, represented by the torn clothes after the ribbons.