The Three C’s: Create, Celebrate, Circulate

Tanya Beer

Design and execute a wearable architecture project using only reclaimed materials from your immediate environment. Follow the three C’s of ecosynography: Co-creation (working with available materials), Celebration (showcasing the work), and Circulation (systematic unmaking and material return). Document each phase equally — deconstruction is as important as construction.

5 weeks

Parameters

• Use ONLY reclaimed materials (no new purchases except minimal fasteners)

• All materials must be sourced from your immediate environment (school, home, neighborhood)

• Avoid hot glue; use reversible attachment methods (staples, string, masking tape, etc.)

• Design must be wearable and able to be paraded or displayed

• Must be fully deconstructed at project end

• Create a “landfill pile” of non-recyclable/non-reusable materials

Deliverables

• Material inventory and sourcing map

• Design sketches and construction documentation (photos/video)

• Fashion show or parade presentation (video documentation)

• Deconstruction documentation with sorted materials

• “Landfill pile” photograph with weight/volume measurement

• Reflection essay (1000 words) on the making and unmaking process

• Material flow diagram showing circular pathways
  

Resources

• Ecoscenography: An Introduction to Ecological Design for Performance by Tanja Beer

• Ecoscenography.com — https://ecoscenography.com/

• Article: “Embedding Ecoscenography into Performance Design Pedagogy”, Theatre and Performance Design Journal

• “Cradle to Cradle” by William McDonough and Michael Braungart

• Article: “Global Networked Ecoscenography”, Critical Stages/Scènes critiques

• Theatre Green Book

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