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The Bouncy Project

The project explores non-human/trans-species architecture, drawing upon eco-political concepts and a critique of capitalistic consumerism and agency through queer perspectives. The Bouncy Project delves into the legacy of plastic pollution, sparked by research in Jamaica Bay landfills and the notion of plastic as a tumultuous, ubiquitous western-colonial material driving the Anthropocene. The Project utilizes queer theory as a key component through which to view plastic-driven toxicity as a presence that can inform and enrich discussions of materiality, offering new insights into the complexities of plasticity and its implications for society. The architecture was conceived as an ironic interactive exhibition proposal on Rockaway Beach, urbanizing and modulizing ocean gyres to highlight plastic accumulation and prompt reflection on consumeristic impacts. The goal of the project is for people to interact with precisely what they discard and disregard in a satirical and explorative manner that subsequently introduces trans-species relationships and the transformative potential of toxicity that highlights its role in reshaping our understanding of identity, ecology, and ethics.