Focusing on reuse and repair aesthetics in urban villages, the project Object-Object Mending constructs a decentralized material ecology from items discarded by mainstream market logic. The work presents a language of repair shaped by folk techniques and environmental responsibility, shifting away from failed grand narratives toward “low-tech” strategies grounded in pragmatism and lived experience. It explores how decentralized wisdom can arise from collective acts of compromise around how things are used, valued, and repaired.
As part of this workshop at STADTWERKSTATT with guest artist Wolfgang Podgorschek, participants are invited to bring old or discarded items from their local community. These materials will become part of a shared creative process led by Xueyi Sun, who will also bring with her a selection of old objects from China.
