THESTATUSOFTHEGARBAGEBAG
The Status of a Garbage Bag
The Project video, presents the field trips, garbage analysis, and the transformation from consumption to garbage.
Fonts used:
Kremlin,
Bronzen Abundance. (the interior was designed.)
Saira
HVD Rowdy
‘Anything that loses its function, goes to the same place'
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Having hosted many civilizations for centuries, Istanbul is Turkey's most populous city. Each area of Istanbul exhibits a harmonious blend of variation and similarities, along with the effects of the city's heavy foreign immigration. The diversity of people gives a chaotic and colorful atmosphere, especially in terms of economic inequality, and fluctuations in population density, ethnicity, and culture.
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Garbage, in general, means the residue left by people as a result of the act of consumption. Residues resulting from the consumption act of non-human living species in order to maintain their vital activities ensure the continuity of the ecological system. However, the subject of the act of throwing garbage is human, because the residues resulting from the consumption of any living thing other than humans do not have the quality as garbage.
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But that’s not the only way to define garbage. Human decision causes the things that are consumed to become rubbish, therefore in this sense, garbage is unavoidable and intimately linked to life. It is the raw data that is typically unseen, unobserved, and doesn't require camouflage or makeup, which can reveal a variety of information in this context, ranging from consumption patterns to local economic conditions.
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By digging through the trash, it’s possible to learn what a culture eats and drinks, what they do for fun, what they consider the trash, and much more.
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We created a poster series that is motivated by the intriguing data we have gathered from examining garbage in three districts of Istanbul, as well as a one-minute movie that visually explains the entire process.
For the poster, we wanted to show the socioeconomic differences between the three districts we have chosen—low, middle, and high—can be visually portrayed in consumption or rubbish.
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For the video, our goal was to break down the high walls that exist between people and the raw data that already belongs to us, with an artistic focus to describe our garbage analysis process.
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The socioeconomic structure of the three regions we've selected—Fikirtepe, Maltepe, and Arnavutköy—is highly varied.
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The area of Fikirtepe is well known for its slums, unsavory reputation, and local atmosphere in addition to its brand-new and opulent structures.
On the other hand, Maltepe is a neighborhood that is typically favored by families and is more of a focus of the middle class.
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Arnavutköy, however, is far from the city center and is located in the middle of nature with its luxurious detached houses and enormous square meters of residences.
The reality gap between our consumption habits and the consequences is getting bigger every single day.
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Information such as the fact that:
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people in high-income areas consume fit and light products much more frequently than people in low-income areas,
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most drugs used in the city centers are used to temporarily relieve physical pain,
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junk food consumption accounts for a large portion of nutrition in low-income areas,
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inspired us in the way to visualize the facts about the community's hidden characteristics.