Breakfast provided by Urban Gleaners, Sesame Doughnuts and New Seasons Market. Dozens of homeless people were surprised by coffee and breakfast by their camp under the freeway on Sept 19th.
Daniel Dancer's Barbed Wire Ball, mounted on a shopping cart lent by one of the local homeless folks.
Cheryl Lohrmann (Create Plenty), Tim Combs and Outside In volunteers teach people to make reusable grocery bags with old t-shirts on September 19th. Chery's sewing machine was run off a mobile solar module donated by the Oregon Electric Group.
Tim Comb's Dandelion Bench overlooks the river
The Trashtastic Tent by Ruth Waddy, Leah Bobel and Heather Schmidt
The Homeless House by Caveman (Jason Ehlers). Click here for more information about this installation
Alberto Nanclares of Basurama rests on the weaving
A public Paste-up wall features work by Klutch and international street artists. The public added to the wall throughout the week.
Klutch and Jess do a live painting on September 19th.
Trash Mash-Up traveled from San Francisco to perform a Mash-up Bash on September 19th.
Someone checks out the last of the clothing exchange pile. The box was filled by artists and volunteers on September 19th for local homeless folks to stock up on winter wears.
Edward took on the responsibility of changing the altar icons daily: cans and other garbage that we appreciate.
Jenn Reilly's Ripple Effect Installation of trash cleaned out of the Clackamas River. This trash will be transforned into a work of art, and was left out at Live Debris for artists to come and collect for their future works.
Live Debris is a project of red semilla roja, aimed at dissolving stigma and social conflict through community reuse projects.
On the final exhibition day, works of art craft and design were exhibited along the esplanade. Works were made for Live Debris as collaborations between artists in Portland and Rio. For more info click here.

Chris Haberman's Bunk Beds
Artist Heather Schmidt brings her own mug
In one year the average american will produce 200 cubic feet of trash. Inside these two boxes is 200 cubic feet. Ryan Burns created this installation with youth from the homeless arts and education organization P:ear.
SEA Change Gallery's trash weaving. Artists, volunteers and the public spent the day weaving with bailing twine from Ekone Ranch and tons of trash.
Basurama's Pallet Swings. In case of crisis, help yourself.
Christine Claringbold and Anitra Cameron's Record Spinners
Klutch's Love Bird, made from discarded ceiling fans that he found on the Esplanade the week before Live Debris
Douglas Lyon's Alive Debris Altar. Within 5 minutes of installing, the glass was accidentally broken by an aimless biker. Some local homeless folks immediately found a broom and cleaned up the mess, then found garbage and repaired the installation. The Esplanade locals were extremely helpful during Live Debris.
Chris Haberman (Portland City Art), Jenn Reilly (The Ripple Effect), Ryan Burns and Luke work on the weaving.

Nearly 200 doughnuts consumed

Photos from Live Debris on Portland's Eastbank Esplanade September 19-27, 2009