Visualizing waste and public engagement. Basurama Projects + Public Lab 2nd Barcelona Citizen Science Day April 16, 2015

1. Pablo Rey Mazón
Basurama, Montera34. Organizer at Public Lab.
basurama.org montera34.com publiclab.org
@numeroteca | numeroteca.org
Visualizing waste and
public engagement
Basurama Projects
2nd
Barcelona Citizen Science Day
April 16, 2015

4. You are what you throw away. Benicassim, Spain. 2007
With Iris Jiménez Gil. http://basurama.org/proyecto/eres-lo-que-tiras-instalacion-en-el-fib07

5. WASTE

6. WASTE

7. VISUALIZE

8. REUSE
Autobarrios Sancristobal http://basurama.org/proyecto/autobarrios-sancristobal/

9. ENGAGE
Autobarrios Sancristobal http://basurama.org/proyecto/autobarrios-sancristobal/

10. Waste is a wide concept.
Waste doesn't exist.

11. Waste
Natural resources that have been wasted.
Resources in the wrong place.
Things that have lost their name.
Whatever we call waste.

12. t
basura = trash
ama = love
-orama = wide view of
Basurama = wide view of/love trash
(trash-o-rama)

13. Trashlation Project trashlation.tumblr.com
Waste is Information

14. Daniel Canogar
Acumulation
as metaphore.
No data involved.

15. Chris Jordan
Data Visualization. Number of disposable cups Americans use every 15 minutes.

16. Ursus Wehrli
Order waste. Order objects. Order Data.

17. Basurama
Order waste. Order objects. Order Data.

18. Scales of participation
Consuming (watching)
...
Physical interaction
...
Reporting
...
Producing (objects and content)
and co-owning

19. How much waste do you buy?
How much packaging do you waste?
Packaging
Open Workshop. Dissecting objects. With Dietmar Offenhuber

21. Open Workshop. Dissecting objects. With Dietmar Offenhuber
http://basurama.org/en/projects/dissecting-objects/

23. Geotagging reusable waste in Ruhr Gebiet. With Refunk. Germany, 2010

24. Geotagging trash in Ruhr Gebiet. Germany, 2010
Data should be available...
but more is needed:
- contact other organizations
- co-create with others

25. How to document and engage with
the public/citizens about
the real estate bubble effects
on the territory in Spain?

26. Car tire cemetery and Urb. Francisco Hernández. Seseña, Toledo. Spain.
We document!

27. Urb. Francisco Hernández. Seseña, Toledo. Spain.
Ciudad de Valdeluz. Guadalajara, Spain.

28. Urban metabolism through maps, panoramic photos and texts

29. Urban metabolism through maps, panoramic photos and texts

30. Miramadrid. Paracuellos del Jarama. Madrid. Spain.

31. M40 belt highway. Madrid. Spain.

32. meipi.org/6000km

33. z
Open participation. Wiki Map
meipi.org/6000km

34. 2006 - 2011
6000km.org is multi-format:
Book
Collaborative map
Website
Exhibition
And now what?

37. With Open Street Map we can edit the map

38. Saugus Ash Landfill. Massachusetts, MA. USA

39. Google Maps

40. Open Street Maps
http://meipi.org/cambridgewaste

41. Document and draw the
Map you want to see

42. Collaboration with Public Lab

43. http://mapknitter.org/maps/saugus-incinerator-landfill
Ash landfill in Saugus (Boston). USA

44. http://basurama.org/transtrash/2011/10/19/saugus-ash-landfill-map/

45. http://basurama.org/transtrash/

46. PAU Ensanche de Vallecas. Madrid. 2013

47. PAU Ensanche de Vallecas. Madrid. 2013

49. Defiende el territorio desde el aire (Castellón)
basurama.org/proyecto/documentacion-territorio-desde-aire-publiclab
In collaboration with
Avinença, Ecologistes en Acció del País Valencià,
Molts Mons, Amics de Palanques and Casal Popular de Castelló
Defiende el territorio desde el aire (Castellón)
basurama.org/proyecto/documentacion-territorio-desde-aire-publiclab

52. La Vall d'Uixó, Castellón
Unfinished Residential area

53. El Serrallo, Castellón
Incineration plant and refinery

54. Public public Lab balloon mapping kit

55. 2 days express balloon mapping
Workshop in El Raval (Barcelona)

56. Engage with local associations.
Work in the Public Lab
Network online.
(Juan Pablo Torrente build
the 3D of MACBA square from remote).

57. Projects about Real Estate Buble in Spain
We are not alone!
6000km.org/cadaveres

59. nacionrotonda.com

60. r
nacionrotonda.comEasy way to collaborate

62. You are open to participation but...
Why should I participate in your project?

64. 1st
meeting for the creation of the project “urban corpses”
Barcelona 24-25 de octubre 2015. Arquinset
CadaveresInmobiliarios.org
Ruinas Modernas, Pablo Arboleda,
Basurama, Medio Natural Velilla 15M,
[IN]SOS, José Luis Sánchez,
TERCERPAISAJE, Nación Rotonda,
n'Undo, Globus Vermell and more

65. Summary
Work and collaborate with existing structures, tools and groups.
Create and open your data when they are not available.
Provide meaningful visualizations (difgital and physical).
Open to wide range of participations (different implication)
and publics.
Look for people and organizations and form comunities
to build/engage with the data, tools or resources generated.
Don't expect people to use your data or tools just because
they are open.