>Ian Dawson

>Waste Work: The Art of Survival in Dharavi, 2023, Edited by Graham Jeffery and Ben Parry. 

Chapters by Ravi Agarwal, The Compound 13 Collective, Ian Dawson, Penny Hay, Graham Jeffery, Sharmila Joshi, Ben Parry, Sharmila Samant, Aqui Thami 

>Waste Work: The Art of Survival in Dharavi, 2023, Edited by Graham Jeffery and Ben Parry. 
Chapters by Ravi Agarwal, The Compound 13 Collective, Ian Dawson, Penny Hay, Graham Jeffery, Sharmila Joshi, Ben Parry, Sharmila Samant, Aqui Thami 

Features the chapter: The Polymer Chain: Plastic itineraries and plastic images in a sociomaterialist assemblage by Ian Dawson. pp 176- 205

‘Waste Work’ documents a long-term project about waste, work and survival in the city of Mumbai which uses arts-based methods to establish an experimental learning space and innovation lab in Dharavi.

Compound 13 Lab is situated close to one of the city’s main recycling hubs, where each week thousands of tons of plastic waste are sorted, cleaned, and processed. Workers in this industry are amongst the lowest paid and lowest status in the city.

Using art, design, music, media and experimental science to generate knowledge and share learning, Compound 13 Lab explores the complex politics of the informal city and the biopolitics of disposability: how to make a living and survive within the everyday exclusions of such highly contested urban spaces.

The project offers ‘materials of hope’ for young people and workers caught up in the vicious cycles of an economy and society that treats them as disposable.

Published by: Art Editions North (31 Aug. 2023)

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 190683251X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1906832513

Format: Softcover

Pages: 320

Illustrations: 135 colour 

Dimensions: 230mm x 160mm