HANQI LI
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Green Election: Urban Mining
In 2050, the trend of e-waste is on the rise and its hidden value is rapidly being exploited. Political parties campaigning on green policies see e-waste recycling as a way to promote public enthusiasm and a vision of sustainability, thus winning more votes for their parties in elections. But the essence of the Green Party's policies is not environmental protection, but the paradoxical transfer of the post-colonial era, and the expression of former colonies bearing the price of the developed world in urbanization and pollution. Corroded e-waste not only shows the chemical corrosion and secondary environmental pollution caused by metal processing and refining, but also maps the transfer of pollution and capitalism's encroachment on less developed areas.
The installation consists of transparent acrylic panels, and we use hydrochloric acid to etch paint and plating on discarded circuit boards (e-waste). Treated circuit boards are attached to acrylic panels, and a screen in its center broadcasts a continuous stream of green party election news and e-waste ruins from low-income areas. Green LED lights are wrapped in acrylic panels, representing votes from green policies.
Circuit board corrosion comparison.
The Urban sprawl.