Garbage Pin

One mans trash is another mans treasure! heel vet!



Garbage Pin is a device jewel born from a distinctly urban concept of appropriation and reinterpretation of a daily use object: the rubbish bin.

Being of a kind of urban furnishing that exists in big numbers in the cosmopolitan set-up, the waste bin belongs with no doubt to the collective imagery, present in the day to day of any citizen as a reflection of a culture linked to an accelerated and increasing consumption like is ours.

The piece is presented as a pin with a metallic structure where a little transparent plastic bag is fitted, complemented with a kit of refills to replace the bags once the jewel is used , allowing to keep the different results obtained. Silver: as a noble and valuable material, natural and recyclable resource, is here faced with plastic: ordinary and cheap material, of synthetic origin, highly responsible for the destruction of our eco-system.

In summary, there isn't a guide of predetermined procedures or instructions for the use of Garbage Pin, everybody can select their own personal rubbish and is responsible for it. In this sense, bags being transparent promote a critical self-denounce that reveals what is ordinarily hidden.

The piece never ends to acquire new meanings ensuing the experiences and interventions of whoever uses it, which implies that its symbolic value is confirmed mainly through its usage value.