During its pilot phase (1 October – 31 December 2025), the online library will be updated weekly with newly collected photographs of bulky waste (“grof afval” in Dutch) encountered throughout the streets of Amsterdam. This evolving archive serves both as a record of the city’s material excess and as a resource for creative re-appropriation.
From early 2026, the project envisions a broader horizon, extending its scope beyond Amsterdam by inviting contributors from across the world. Through a simple and concise set of guidelines, collaborators will help shape a global, continuously expanding archive of urban remnants, and ultimately explore the divergences and particularities of consumer practices across different cultural and geographic contexts.
Open to all—artists, designers, photographers, researchers, thinkers, and curious individuals alike, all images are freely available, unrestricted in use, presenting them as material for reconsidering, reframing, and reimagining the often-overlooked residues of contemporary life.