Exhibition: Materiel World at Contemporary Art Tasmania

We are happy to share that our Circular Economies resident artist, Loren Kronemyer, is taking her e-waste buy-back scheme project to Contemporary Art Tasmania with the exhibition Materiel World.

Materiel World explores the physical, logistical, and social lives of objects via a highly loaded question: is it possible to put it back in the ground?

In this ecological fantasy, the artists will attempt to reverse-mine community e-waste for copper, to shoot back from whence it came. Along the way, they must navigate a maze of entangled laws, ethics, influences, ideas, and contradictions that guide the lifespan of risky matter. The word "Materiel", as used in the title, is the military definition for equipment and munitions: inorganic inventory managed by the armed forces. From swords, to plowshares, and back again, this project represents the continued escalation of Kronemyer's research into the extremes of hard and soft survival skills. 

For this artwork, artist Loren Kronemyer is seeking E-Waste from the community - to be collaboratively dismantled and transmuted using basic tools. Visitors can contribute their discarded tech – from tangled cords to dead devices – which will be mined for copper and lovingly re-cast for an eventual return to the earth.

We’re looking for small, dismantle-able items – especially things with copper inside.

Audio and USB cables (any length, any condition – the more tangled, the better)
Power cords and chargers
Old headphones or earbuds
Broken remote controls
Dead phones, MP3 players, or portable electronics
Computer mice, keyboards, or hard drives
Small electronic toys or gadgets
Miscellaneous e-waste bits from the bottom of your drawer

NOTE: We can't accept Large Household, Kitchen or Laundry Appliances.

If you can carry it in one hand & If it once had a working wire, plug, or beep – we’ll take it.

Artist bio
Loren Kronemyer is an artist living and working in regional Lutruwita / Tasmania. Her works span interactive and live performance, experimental media art, curatorial projects, and large-scale worldbuilding efforts aimed at exploring ecological futures and survival skills. She frequently collaborates with metatechnician Hosting, and with Ian Sinclair as Pony Express. 

With support from
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. This project has been developed with support from Cannery Arts Centre Kepa Kurl, Contemporary Art Tasmania, and Festival of Live Art [AKL] Tāmaki Makaurau, and SPACED.

Collaborators
Metatechnician: Hosting  
Armourer: Wes Miles 
Intergenerational Armourer: Paul Miles 
Co-Conspirator: Jenni Large 
Legal Department: Sebastian Marcu, Studio Legal 
Leadlight Artist: Margaret Ella 
Shooting Range Equipment:  Potters Firearms 
Associate Producers: Allyson Tas, sarsby 

The exhibition runs from 5 August – 27 September 2025 with workshops and artist talks. More information via Contemporary Arts Tasmania.

Image courtesy of the artist.

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SPACED is supported by West Australian Government, through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, and the Commonwealth Government through Creative Australia.

 

Explore our past programs

Know Thy Neighbour #3 (2021-23). Know Thy Neighbour #3 investigates notions of place, sites of interest, networks, and social relationships with partner communities.

Rural Utopias (2019-23). Rural Utopias is a program of residencies, exhibitions and professional development activities organised in partnership with 12 Western Australian rural and remote towns.

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