\n Planned Obsolescence will run from October 1 to 31 at the Museum of the Environment (MOTE) in Ipswich, showcasing photography, sculpture, sound, and performance created from obsolete devices, tech and everyday waste.\n<\/p>\n
\n Curated by Alicia Doel, the exhibition features work by Norwich-based artist Tristan Burfield alongside environmental artists Hannah Ayres, Michael Ridge, and Liza Read.\n<\/p>\n
\n Museum of the Environment in the former Arlington’s in Ipswich (Image: Submitted)\n<\/p>\n
\n The artists explore themes of technology, consumption, and the value of discarded objects, transforming them into installations, photographs, and interactive sculptures.\n<\/p>\n
\n A spokesman for MOTE said: “The exhibition asks us to reconsider our instinct to replace things the moment something newer comes along.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Perhaps an obsolete object isn\u2019t necessarily a useless one. Perhaps it is simply waiting for someone to imagine what it could become next.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Burfield\u2019s work focuses on early digital cameras, using devices such as the Casio WQV-1 Watch Camera, Sony Mavica Floppy Disc Camera, and Game Boy Camera to create nostalgic, low-resolution images.\n<\/p>\n
\n His approach challenges the idea that technological advancement always equals improvement, embracing glitches and imperfections as part of the creative process.\n<\/p>\n
\n Other works in the exhibition include a holographic extinction-world installation, recycled-paper canvases, and interactive noise machines built from abandoned electronics.\n<\/p>\n
\n On Thursday, October 8, the exhibition will host a night of live performance and artist talks, beginning at 7.30pm.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Burfield will perform a Game Boy chiptune set and discuss his interest in outdated technology, while Mr Ridge will present a performance using handmade instruments constructed from recycled materials, followed by his own artist talk.\n<\/p>\n
\n The spokesman for MOTE added: “The evening offers a chance to see the exhibition in a different way \u2013 not simply as a collection of objects that have been given a second life, but as a space where old technology can become something unexpected.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Admission to the exhibition and events is free, with donations welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Planned Obsolescence will run from October 1 to 31 at the Museum of the Environment (MOTE) in Ipswich,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-766776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}