Asian Art Museum: Jean Shin- "Pause"

[Thomas Pineda]

https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/jean-shin-pause/

In this video and link to the temporary exhibit, Jean Shin talks about her project created out of discarded technology and the distress she felt at seeing the this cycle of consumerism create an ecological burden. Her analogy that there is a race to create more and more technology that makes our lives convenient comes at the cost of our well-being and our planets. Very little time is spent thinning of how the life-cycle of these products and hardware will come to an end. By viewing the video preview and pieces of artwork she created, I hope this exhibition and website provides several discussions for students, such as:

-How can we sustainably continue to lean on technology in more facets of our lives?

-How can we repurpose older tech in a safe or useful way?

-What does the idea or process of ‘unplugging’ mean to you/in your life?

As some further projects, I wonder what solutions students can come up with for utilizing older technology, or sustainably continuing to use newer technologies in a responsible manner.

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