The wire and conduit that was removed during our remodel is more than material waste. The conduit and even the wire, was a channel, a physical or conceptual space through which our enacted power decisions flowed - from the light switch or power outlet through these wires within the conduit to the circuit panel to the electric meter to the power lines, substation, transmission lines - out many directions to the network of power plants beyond. And from those power plants, to the sky through the chimneys that release combustion pollutants that can't be captured.
Another way they are more than material waste is as sculpture. Just the heaps of them, un-self-conciously stacked by the electrician are wonderful crazy sculptures of copper wrapped in colored vinyl or galvanized metal spirals.
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