DINE TOGETHER, to get there
2018
Exhibited at
MAOW Degree Show, Gothenburg
TRÄ ART, Kulturgatan, Bodafors
Hemma - Stories of Home, Salone del mobile, Milano
It’s about Feminism, a-venue, Gothenburg
Stockholm Furniture Fair, Stockholm
DINE TOGETHER is a concept that visualizes the importance of doing things together. It brings the discourse about equal rights to the table, literally, but it is also an attempt to communicate aspects about slowing down, staying focused or keeping balance. The intertwined layers seek to give room for interpretation and it aims to let various kinds of stories unfold through both collective and individual reflections. Talks and conversations was arranged at and around this table and during the course of investigation it became a stage for inner thoughts and heavy discussions - an accumulator for knowledge production and new ways to view the world.
Social structures analogy:
This table can work as an analogy of society. If you take something from your side of the table you should feel the urge to give back something equally to the person siting on the opposite side. Otherwise the tabletop will start to tilt and eventually you will push the whole dinner right down the other person’s lap. This is actually what happens within our society today. Some people tend to take more than others but they never seem to be held responsible for their actions. The problems are just pushed away, causing less privileged to take care of a mess that initially was caused by someone else.
Material:
Table / Birch wood, birch plywood, birch veneer
Stools / Black valchromat
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Photo: Sofia Florell, a-venue/Noora Lehtovuori, Fanny Lindh
Video: Philip Svensson