“It reminded me of a biological ecosystem that depends on detritivores to break down dead organisms, thereby allowing new life to reuse old nutrients.”
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Jake Beckman mined Revolution Recovery’s waste piles for discarded electronic parts and gadgets whose utility had been exhausted. Jake dissected these once-useful objects and extracted their functional components, using RAIR’s studio as a laboratory for experimentation. In attempt to squeeze out a few last drops of utility from the objects he collected, Jake combined parts to produce a series of assembled motorized sculptures resembling machine prototypes.