The overproduction of goods - with its resulting generation of waste and garbage - along with the emphasis on high-speed mobility aiming to cover long distances in the shortest possible time, are two features of global contemporaneity. There is a type of artistic creation that underscores this condition of the present through a contrast: waste as a possibility and the act of walking as a symbol of slowness. As a result, artists from different corners of the world link the gleaning of waste objects to aimless walking, transforming their context into a space of search, sourcing materials for their works.
These artistic productions represent a type of work that consists in putting together objects that have lost their purpose, the construction of pieces with different objects and materials, or the classification and gathering of disparate things. Consequently, a special relationship between walking and collecting is established, in which collecting can be a momentary interruption of walking. This introduces another meaning of "objet trouvé"; that is to say, a found object or even an "object stumbled upon".
This selection of videos connects these two actions: walking and collecting (or gathering). Although some works place greater emphasis on one than the other, together they depict a particular way of moving, looking, searching, and trying to find things in their surroundings. The selected videos show how the artists work with objects found in their respective settings and their walk through space and time. The works place the emphasis on walking without a predefined route or purpose. They highlight the nearby (mostly urban) world around the slow and purposeful walk.
