Social Sculpture
2025 - ongoing
Every morning at 6:30 I pick up litter on the two blocks in front of my apartment.
As I continue, the street changes, people change, and I change as well.
This work treats the simple act of picking up litter as social sculpture. It is not a one time event. It is a daily practice that reshapes how we relate to our streets, our neighbors, and our city. As a result of this, the city will be clean cared by everyone.
What happens
When an ordinary citizen bends down to pick up trash, perception shifts. People greet, thank, or change their behavior. A clean block makes littering harder and makes care more visible.
Social Sculpting
I cannot transform the city alone. If more people simply cared for the space in front of their homes as oftern as possible,
the city would change and culture would shift.
Goal
The goal of this piece is to reach a state where no one remembers who first began it.
1. Pick up litter on the block in front of your home.
2. Mark your block on the map.
3. Do it again, whenever you can.
Open to anyone
To join this piece,
Sign up: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/
send me your username at trash-piece@daiasano.com
I will add you to the contributor.
- Grabber
- Trash Bags
City:
- New York City
- Tokyo