Hypothesis:
It is by shaping the everyday little things that one can influence and contribute in shaping the larger scale of community and society.
The drill and the megaphone should then be found in the same toolbox.
In my opinion fixing at home and protesting in the streets share a common frame of mind in the notion of empowerment.
“The Ark of Many Voices II”, a public living room proposal. If “The Ark of Many Voices” were a piece of corporate public space furniture, what would it be like? Coming up soon…
The video is a collection of footage from “the procession of The Ark of Many Voices”a public space intervention which took place on the 17th of February 2012. The ark was carried on shoulders from St. Pauls to Center Point, drawing an ideal line from the “realm of activism” to the “realm of consumerism”.
A waypoint along the journey of my MA Project at Central Saint Martins in London.
Exhibited at the Guardian News & Media Gallery within the exhibition OUR DEMONSTRATION (12th April - 1st May 2012).
THE ARK OF MANY VOICES PROCESSION
From St. Pauls “Tent City” to Center Point, from the “realm of activism” to the “realm of consumerism”.
intervention in the public space, 17/2/2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm
New work and video documentary coming soon…
public intervention coming soon…
THE ARK OF MANY VOICES
What is it?
The Ark of Many Voices is a sound system designed to stimulate thought. It is a symbolic object, a visible common element, an ideal, a materialized discipline.
Who is it for?
For people who feel empowered to gather and commit themselves to a protest.
Why am I doing this?
I am undertaking a further research effort. My aim is to to have a deeper understanding of what really is important to the people who protest.
Project description:
The design of the Ark of Many Voices is informed by the ethnographic research I have undertaken so far and it materialises the issues that my project is arguing.
The design languages of the ark draw upon what I observed in the Tent city and embody its narratives. I chose to work with found materials and rough crafting techniques in order to produce an object which would be familiar within the Tent City landscape. After this show I will take the Ark of Many Voices to the public space in order to see if it works and how it works.
My final aim is to produce industrial design artifacts which address the issue of empowerment.
WORK IN PROGRESS COGNITIVE PROCESS
bicycle trailer sound system
procession ark
pied piper of Hamelin
ST. PAULS TENT CITY - artifacts
Ethnographic research of a current case of social empowerment:
one-month participated observation and photographic project.
Aims:
To investigate if the emerging counter culture is producing any artifact.
To look for artifacts that convey political imagination.
ST. PAULS TENT CITY - diversity
Ethnographic research of a current case of social empowerment:
one-month participated observation and photographic project.
Aims:
To investigate if the emerging counter culture is producing any artifact.
To look for artifacts that convey political imagination.
DIY POWER TOOL
