Artifact Institute
Documentation from Artifact Institute, Investigation 2: Electronic equipment not accepted for curbside garbage collection by the Halifax Regional Municipality
Investigation 2: Electronic equipment not accepted for curbside garbage collection by the Halifax Regional Municipality
15 April to 12 May
For Investigation 2: Electronic equipment not accepted for curbside garbage collection by the Halifax Regional Municipality, the Artifact Institute will identify electronic waste not collected by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Identified electronic equipment will be photographed in situ, and information such as time, date, and location will be recorded. The Artifact Institute will then relocate the electronic equipment to an appropriate recycling facility.
In undertaking this activity, Artifact Institute personnel will travel through the HRM for a period of four weeks in accordance with the municipality's garbage collection schedule, from 15 April to 12 May, 2013. Artifact Institute personnel will be available to meet with the public one day a week over the project duration, at which time documentation of the relocated electronic equipment will be available for consultation.
One of the project's short-term objectives is to reduce the likelihood that hazardous materials will be released into the local environment. A longer-term objective of the project is to contribute to public discussion and policy development around the issue of electronic waste.
Through Investigation 2, the Artifact Institute aims to encourage the HRM to give additional consideration to the ecological impacts of the production, consumption, and disposal of electronic equipment. The project also offers a context for members of the public to consider their personal use of technology in relation to questions of value, obsolescence, waste, and recycling.
DATES AND LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC HOURS
Saturday 27 April
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market
1209 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS
Saturday 4 May
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Alderney Landing Farmers' Market
2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth, NS
Saturday 11 May
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dalhousie Art Gallery
6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
Sunday 12 May
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ecology Action Centre
2705 Fern Lane, Halifax, NS
WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONICS SERVICE AND REPAIR
Sunday 28 April
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Centre for Art Tapes
220-1657 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS
902-422-6822
cfat.communication@ns.sympatico.ca
Do you have a broken or malfunctioning electronic device?
The Artifact Institute is hosting a hands-on workshop that aims to demystify consumer electronics and foster a positive and proactive engagement with electronic equipment in daily life.
By working on your own electronic device with the assistance of Artifact Institute personnel, you will gain basic knowledge and skills in servicing and repairing consumer electronics.
This is a free event.
Space is limited. To reserve a seat or for more information on the workshop, please contact CFAT.
ROUNDTABLE ON ELECTRONIC WASTE
Saturday 11 May
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dalhousie Art Gallery
6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
902-494-2195
The public is invited to participate in an open-ended conversation about electronic waste as a global phenomenon and as a local issue in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
The roundtable will be facilitated by the Artifact Institute, and will include participants with backgrounds in various fields, including technology, ecology, sustainability, and waste management.
This is a free event.
For more information on the roundtable, please contact the Dalhousie Art Gallery.
ABOUT THE ARTIFACT INSTITUTE
The Artifact Institute was founded in 2007 by Tim Dallett (Montreal, QC) and Adam Kelly (Halifax, NS) to study and intervene in the processes by which artifacts undergo changes in use, value, and meaning.
The Artifact Institute uses artistic, institutional, and activist methods and practices to address the relationship of human-made objects and organizational structures to their aesthetic, technical, and social contexts.
The Artifact Institute conducts research, collects artifacts, provides services, gives workshops, presents exhibitions, and produces publications. These activities are undertaken in a hybrid space between contemporary art, technological practice, and critical inquiry to create multiple points of access and engagement.
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ABOUT FIELDWORK
Fieldwork is a series of residencies taking place throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality from April to July 2013. The residency program provides a context for the work of artists who employ research methodologies and fieldwork practices generally associated with the natural and social sciences.
Participating artists are the Artifact Institute (Adam Kelly (Halifax, NS) and Tim Dallett (Montreal, QC)), Anne Macmillan (Halifax, NS), and Kelly Andres (Montreal, QC). The project coordinator is Wes Johnston (Halifax, NS).
To follow Fieldwork projects, visit the blog: fieldwork-hrm.org
For more information, email: info@fieldwork-hrm.org
This project has received support from HRM Open Projects and Arts Nova Scotia in partnership with Dalhousie Art Gallery.
