P3 produced Seiko Mikami’s exhibition “World Membrane: Disposal Containers” at Artspace Sydney as part of the Australia Japan Exhibition Exchange Program “Second Nature” in 1991. Prior to that show, “World Membrane: Waste Disposal” was shown as a prototype edition at the Tochoji Auditorium P3.

Seiko Mikami, who has been investigating the relationships between “the human body and technology as the generative organs of the city,” and visualizing her findings in the field of art, exhibits a variety of “vessels” designed to seal up hazardous waste, such as disposal containers for used syringes, bags for isolating substances that may cause biohazard, disposal boxes for dangerous glass as used for medical or scientific experimentation, containers for radioactive waste, kits for disposing leaked hazardous liquids, and containers for processing toxic gas and harmful particles in the air after accidents. These works remain positioned like “membranes” between us and the various unfamiliar dangerous substances that potentially lead to infections as a result of experimentation with gene manipulation or medical waste; exposure to radioactive material; marine pollution caused by damaged tankers or petrochemical complexes; or other forms of contamination.

“World Membrane: Waste Disposal”
5 June - 2 August 1992
Location: P3 Project Room #1, Tochoji Auditorium P3
Organized by P3 art and environment
Sponsored by Lufthansa, Epson

“World Membrane: Disposal Containers”
29 October - 28 November 1992
Location: Artspace Sydney
Produced by P3 art and environment