Generative Tool, 1995-2015

RESEARCH BACKGROUND: 'Generative Tool, 1995 - 2015' was exhibited at 'Unmaking Waste: Transforming Production and Consumption in Time and Place', SASA Gallery, Adelaide, 5 - 29 May 2015. The work comprised cast forms of woodworking tools - a hand saw, set square, pencil and dust mask - fabricated from the sawdust collected over twenty years of generative making. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION: The work responds to the migratory qualities of debris. While difficult to define or pin down to specific locations and times, debris has an undeniable presence - 'it invades the space or it fades out, takes a place - either gives it up or creates it - by its unpredictable movement.' These qualities both materialise and spatialise process, inspiring Anderson's remaking of forms from the debris of his own processes. The work contributes to Anderson's ongoing research practice exploring new generative procedures that position process thinking as not only an operational stance, but an ethical position. RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE: The exhibition was part of the Unmaking Waste Conference 2015, developed and hosted by the Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour, University of South Australia. Curated by Professor Gini Lee, participation in the exhibition was through a competitive application process. It was accompanied by an exhibition catalogue including short essays by each artist. The conference brought together esteemed experts relating to the conference topic including Professor Stuart Walker (Lancaster University), Professor Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos (University of São Paulo), and Professor Veena Sahajwalla (UNSW).