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Social document, educational tool,
or artist’s book?

The Waste Not/What Not Catalog fits into many categories. This spoof on the ubiquitous mail order catalog is the culmination of Gaza’s four months as Artist-in-Residence at the San Francisco dump.

All the items pictured were simply rerouted from their designation as waste through Gaza’s makeshift photo studio where they were photographed, categorized, described, and featured as an item for sale.

Included is a diary like entry describing Gaza’s initial observations and reactions and the “Mock” Order Form—the heart of the catalog. The Order Form introduces the reader to America’s shocking statistics of waste, some useful web sites for alternative lifestyles, and some of the major concepts being discussed in the environmental movement today—zero waste, extended producer responsibility, William McDonough’s cradle to cradle design model, embodied energy, and the use of nature as a model for industry.

In addition to being shown and collected in libraries and museums as an artist’s book, the Catalog is finding a place in school curricula at both elementary and college levels.

The WASTE NOT/WHAT NOT CATALOG was printed in an edition of 1500 on 100% recycled New Leaf Papers by Community Printers, Cackling Crones Press, Santa Cruz, California. It sells for $10.00.