detritus

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Purifoy’s fantastical assemblages made of found objects and unloved detritus provided the most fitting example of the creative desert mindset.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It was still full of stranded belongings and furniture and detritus, but there were no neighbors there anymore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He worries that even more detritus will wash up on the beach in the future.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Again, how much of that detritus exists, and how essential is it to the story of the band or the album?

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

On the advice of Dr. Golan, who thought it would be good for me to “confront the scene of my trauma,” I was enlisted to help my dad and Aunt Susie sort through the detritus.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs