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DESCRIPTION:   Artwork by Sarah Barsness and Ed Clapp will be on exhibit at a free 
 reception on Friday, April 21st from 5 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday, 
 April 22nd from 1 to 5 p.m. at the art studio at SF Recycling & 
 Disposal’s at 503 Tunnel Avenue in San Francisco.   This exhibit is the 
 climax of a unique residency where both Ed and Sarah scavenged through 
 piles of San Francisco’s trash. Ed and Sarah had the opportunity to 
 collect all of their art materials from the public disposal area, and the 
 salvaged items they found were recycled into their artwork.    Ed worked 
 mostly with wood and created sculptures “that will hopefully inspire 
 people to look and to feel deeply.” Ed explains, “ I work with the 
 detritus of our consumerist, throwaway culture. I hope to find creative 
 uses for trash that will make people more aware of material that we use in 
 daily life.”   Each artist gathered very different materials reflecting 
 the differing themes in their work. Ed’s show titled, “Redemption,” 
 signifies the ability to “redeem” discarded materials and make them new 
 again. He was interested in returning the materials back to a natural, 
 organic form to remind us from where our raw materials come.   Sarah 
 collected fabric, umbrellas, nylons and buttons to create colorful web-like 
 pieces. “The challenge of making art with found objects is that the 
 objects must tell you what they want to become; they cannot be forced to 
 cooperate with some preconceived notion. It requires patience, faith and a 
 deep sensitivity to the significance and potential of each object.”  
 Sarah’s exhibit titled “Fugitive” shows the ephemeral, tenuous, 
 constantly shifting and fleeing nature of both objects and the self and 
 their close relationship to the seductive and overwhelming power of memory. 
 According to Barsness. “Objects seem to move so quickly from being 
 essential and treasured to being useless and burdensome. Retrieving 
 discarded objects shifts them once again to a level of value and 
 meaning.”  The program was initiated in 1990 by the joint efforts of 
 artist Jo Hanson, the City of San Francisco and the recycling company to 
 spur people to conserve natural resources and to instill in children and 
 adults increased appreciation for the environment as well as art.  More 
 than 55 artists have completed residencies.  Bay Area artists apply for the 
 very competitive dump residencies.  Those selected by a nine-member 
 advisory board are handed the keys to a 2,200-square-foot art studio and 
 given round-the-clock access to San Francisco’s garbage and recycling 
 facilities.   Art from the program is displayed in local schools and in 
 public spaces.  Many participating artists also make a permanent piece for 
 the 3-acre sculpture garden on the hillside above the San Francisco 
 Transfer Station, where 2,100 tons of landfill-bound trash is dumped, 
 crushed by bulldozers and top-loaded into 18-wheelers five days a week.    
 Each day, trucks drop their hauls from San Francisco at the garbage and 
 recycling complex at Tunnel Avenue and Beatty Road.  To residents and 
 businesses the truckloads amount to rubbish; to artists the daily 
 deliveries are a tremendous source of art materials.  “I hope my work 
 sparks the imaginations and allows viewers to think differently about trash 
 and about what we are doing on and to the planet.” –Clapp  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/03/30/93083.php
SUMMARY:Art at the Dump
LOCATION:  From the Bay Bridge take 101 South to Monster Park Exit/Tunnel Rd. Exit; 
 go straight on Beatty to Tunnel Road. Take a right on Tunnel Rd. 503 Tunnel 
 is the grey building with a red dot.   From the Peninsula take 101 North to 
 Monster Park Exit, take a sharp left onto Alanna St., go under the bridge, 
 turn right on Beatty St. to Tunnel. Turn right on Tunnel. 503 Tunnel is the 
 grey building with red dot.  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/03/30/93083.php
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