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Smell of Absence, Smell of Pause, Smell of Presence
(2018)
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Smell of Absence, Smell of Pause, Smell of Presence (2018)

 

Sand is a finite resource, and demand for sand for use in construction is rapidly accelerating. Our cities are built of sand, and will one day return to sand. In the meantime, increasingly intensive sand mining is leading to environmental degradation, violence, and major geopolitical disputes. The movement of sand from one site to another creates an absence in one place, a presence in another. A void and a form. Balance disrupted. What would happen if these processes were slowed, suspended or stopped? This series of olfactory works is intended to invite a reconsideration the materialities of contemporary urban futures and the geo-politics of sand.

 

 

Smell of Absence, Smell of Pause, Smell of Presence victoria j e jones

Detail

 

Smell of Absence, Smell of Pause, Smell of Presence

Detail

 

Smell of Absence, Smell of Pause, Smell of Presence

Detail - The Smell of Pause

 

Smell of Absence, Smell of Pause, Smell of Presence

Smell of Absence, Smell of Pause, Smell of Presence (2018)
Encounters, Ustinov College, Durham University (1-15 March 2019)

 

A 'Creating Earth Futures' Leverhulme funded commission from the Geohumanities department of Royal Holloway University. The work is part of a larger 'Harena' project, a collaboration with Cultural Geographer Dr. Julian Brigstocke.

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