On the weekend of October 11-12, 2025, the installation Office of Polymeric Trade will be activated on the occasion of the Closing of the group exhibition Layer of Wildness by Joshua Merchan Rodriguez.

During the Closing of the group exhibition Layer of Wildness, the Office of Polymeric Trade will be activated by the official. You are invited to exchange, for a fossil, any good or service that the O.P.T. deems of equivalent value.

To better prepare your trade, consult the online catalog.

Joshua Merchan Rodriguez, Office of Polymeric Trade (O.P.T.), 2025. Performative installation. CNC engraving on water-repellent MDF wood, PVC, beeswax, III technofossils, galvanized gold and copper. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by CRAC Alsace. Photo. A. Mole. 
Costume created in collaboration with Kiek Nieuwint.

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Joshua Merchan Rodriguez, Office of Polymeric Trade (O.P.T.), 2025. Performative installation. CNC engraving on water-repellent MDF wood, PVC, beeswax, III technofossils, galvanized gold and copper. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by CRAC Alsace. Photo. A. Mole. 
Costume created in collaboration with Kiek Nieuwint.

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Joshua Merchan Rodriguez, Office of Polymeric Trade (O.P.T.), 2025. Performative installation. CNC engraving on water-repellent MDF wood, PVC, beeswax, III technofossils, galvanized gold and copper. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by CRAC Alsace. Photo. A. Mole. 
Costume created in collaboration with Kiek Nieuwint.

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