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Robin Lopvet : Market’s Economy

Sep 30, 2018 - Robin Lopvet

For three years, I lived in Arles, France. Twice a week, one of the biggest markets in the area takes place. When it ends, there is still a lot of edible food thrown in the trash. This work represents a portion on one day’s waste. I did not see anyone pick up anything on this day. Wasting food is what Europeans do with our common ground. As I am involved in post-photography (an attitude that assumes the digital part of photography, using artefacts and repetitions, without trying to hide the digital materiality), I will represent the waste of one single day in one large digital collage, using what people throw to transform it into something else.