Christien Meindertsma - Bottom Ash Obeservatory - 2015

Bottom Ash Observatory 是一本百科全书式的书，带领读者进行一场160页的旅程，跟随一桶25千克底部灰的内容展开。这个项目及其成书揭示了这种被低估材料的惊人丰富性。底部灰是焚烧后的家庭垃圾；垃圾中的垃圾。通过筛选、烘干、激光分析以及用手逐一分离数万件物品的过程，Meindertsma 发掘出大量不同的材料。这本书展示了发现价值的潜力——像这样的被忽视的材料。桶中底部灰所含的贵重材料，如锌、铝和银，被熔炼再铸，形成了一张直观图表，展示了材料的丰富性。

The book was produced in collaboration with photographer Mathijs Labadie who photographed the materials with extreme precision. In choosing to represent this project in book-form Meindertsma references the volumes produced in the 18thcentury which depict newly discovered minerals and botany with both scientific accuracy and a sense of wonder. The original book and collected materials are part of the collection of the Boijmans van Beuningen museum.