Featuring works by,
Neil Benson
Lives in Philadelphia
Dumpsterdivers@hotmail.com

I believe trash is simply a failure of imagination- creative re-use of objects is re-vitalization: things are born again- it is spiritually fulfilling to turn trash into treasure. It is artistic alchemy, with the artist as wizard. Trash is a rich medium, infinitely varied and constantly challenging- show me what you discard- I want to make something of it. How much of it do you have- do you throw it away often? Can you even throw anything away anyway? On a sphere like our earth, we can really only throw something away by launching it toward the stars- everything else is simply moving the trash around. Transmutation beats transportation. Re-creating something reduces the flow of the trash tsunami while amplifying and expanding productivity. Re-cycling adds brain power to industrial power, fashioning new uses for old objects. Every day the city puts treasures out at curbside- we just have to go find them. In Philadelphia, our group of salvage artists, the Dumpster Divers has as our motto: “Ejectamentum Nummi Nostrum”- Your Trash is Our Cash.

Popcorn Lamp
Plastic and tin toys, game boards, pool balls, electrical components