LOT EK: refuse probes at shenzhen hong kong biennale 09

LOT-EK’s refuse probes all images courtesy of LOT-EK

at this year’s shenzhen hong kong biennale of architecture and urbanism(SZHKB), LOT-EK will be presenting their refuse probes project. it is a physical and social device that visually questions the relationship between the artificial / manmade and the natural. the concept looks to the local waste of shenzhen’s manufacturing landscape. using this refuse LOT-EK has produced vertical units, stacks which are meant to be a visual representation of the aspects of packing, shipping transformation and the movement and trade of goods within the area.

the probes are based on the size of a typical bale of compacted metal cans. they are a physical and anthropological investigation of the surrounding land and territory of shenzhen, prompting questions on the connection and disjunction between ecology and technology.

rendering of the square bales of refuse which make up the probes

aerial view