“I am Divorcing my Object”
In a world where the act of purchasing and discarding objects has been reduced to a casual affair, this project looks to encourage reflection upon, or engagement with, our behaviors of mass- consumption and our relationships with the objects around us.
It uses design to construct a fictional world where the buying and discarding of objects are transformed into the forms of marriage and divorce, brought to life through designed products and a short film.
This is your invite to imagine.
Read the book here:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:fc7aab0c-b6fa-4fdb-b9ae-d6b644ac87e6
Designed Products
While the narrative of the world focuses on buying (marriage) and discarding (divorce), the products fill the void in initiating a dialogue on using. Inspired by childhood activities like rock-stacking and see-saws, four common and often-tossed-around household objects have been deliberately redesigned to be challenging to use. Through the manipulation of form, centre of gravity, and balance, these objects only function when handled gently.
Exhibition Photographs
