R for Repair culture & society Millions of kilometres from Earth

Millions of kilometres from Earth

With a pure aesthetic that reveals a mastery of form

The Plant Collection is a artist research on the vanished – and forgotten – plant life in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

which leads her to unexpected new effects in her works

R for Repair culture & society Millions of kilometres from EarthNot too long ago, repair was the first response to a broken or worn out item. But mass production has made it easier and cheaper to replace such things instead. Yet this kind of affordability comes at a price. The preservative desire that came with owning our possessions has given way to a covetous appetite for the new. Edited by Hans Tan, the ten repaired objects featured in R for Repair offer a counterpoint to our modern consumerist culture, where