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Materials–Based Research Grant
2019
After the 2017 hurricanes, Puerto Rico’s water insecurity was widely exposed. As an island abundant in clay and water with an unreliable electrical system, tierrafiltra is addressing the island’s water quality by producing filters out of locally sourced clay. Tierrafiltra evaluates our current water inconveniences being filtration at point of use to investigating why water resources in our landscape are not longer of its cohabitants. Documentation exists throughout material tests and into social sciences coiling arts, architecture, living archeology and ecology.
After the 2017 hurricanes, Puerto Rico’s water insecurity was widely exposed. As an island abundant in clay and water with an unreliable electrical system, tierrafiltra is addressing the island’s water quality by producing filters out of locally sourced clay. Analyzing local clay bodies is conducted in parallel to the construction of a network of wood and gas fueled kilns. Collaborations with scientists will allow us to evaluate the microbiological effectivity of the water passing through different clay: combustible recipes. Tierrafiltra evaluates our current water inconveniences being filtration at point of use to investigating why water resources in our landscape are not longer of its cohabitants. Documentation exists throughout material tests and into social sciences coiling arts, architecture, living archeology and ecology.
Después de los huracanes del 2017, Irma y María, la inseguridad del agua fue expuesta. Como una isla abundante en arcilla y agua con un sistema eléctrico precario, tierrafiltra está abordando la calidad del agua de la isla mediante la producción de filtros con recursos locales. El estudio de tipos de arcilla y sus recetas óptimas para la filtración de agua se realiza en paralelo a la construcción de una red de hornos alimentados con madera y gas. Colaboraciones con científicos nos permitirán evaluar la efectividad microbiológica del agua que pasa a través de diferentes proporciones de arcillas:combustibles.
Al interpretar técnicas ancestrales y las tecnologías de libre acceso, tierrafiltra pretende contribuir a las alternativas viables, por ejemplo el barro que nos rodea, para reducir la dependencia de materiales, equipo importado y altos costos operacionales. Esto implica visualizar nuestre paisaje como fuente primaria. Este proyecto que es microscópico y espacial, técnico y social, también investiga nuestra relación con el agua en el paisaje para mejor entender las barreras entre nosotres. Documentación fotográfica es continuo en el proceso de estudio material entrelazando éste con las artes, la arquitectura, ancestrología y ecología.
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