Pre-Existing Conditions

2017

Various material

Various Sizes

Pre-existing Conditions is the result of a collaborative excavation of various illegal dump sites near Albuquerque. Cecilia McKinnon and Lance Ryan McGoldrick have sourced materials for installation, sculptures, and trash readymades from these informal sites, examining cycles of production, consumption, and planned obsolescence. The artists give consideration and new context to common trash, attempting to present waste objects as both repellent and beautiful.