Select at least 3 projects on display in the ”it’s a small” exhibit and discuss how these relate to the 4 main exhibit themes: Sustainability, Human Scale, New Craftsmanship and Non-Standardised Praxis.
It’s A Small World was an interesting exhibit. I understand the message they were trying to share by bringing the world and its objects closer to you on a more relatable ‘human scale’, but I don’t feel that was fully accomplished in every piece. I visted the exhibit with my studio class, and Tina, one of the designers, said there were people from seven different groups working on the project… the mixing and mashing of ideas was rather obvious. That being said, some of the pieces did a better job than others of crossing over all four themes.
Sun Tiles – I really liked these. Green technology and energy is certainly the way of the future (especially with all of our tech gadgets) and it was interesting to see this light and flexible take on what we normally think of as clunky/roof resting structures. For me the solar panels did the best at covering all four themes. Sustainable, yes! New Craftsmanship, certainly. Non-standard praxis, I’d say so. Human Scale, I think we could see them used all over the places we live and work come the future.
Sun Tiles
Soul Wash – I didn’t understand this. Sure, running through carwash-like gigantic, swirling, suspended brushes is fun but I’m not sure what it has to do with sustainability and new craftsmanship. Non-standard praxis, sure… I typically don’t run through the car wash and I guess it provides the cleansing experience on a so-called ‘human scale’, but this idea just felt like a stretch for me.
L. Campbell’s Chairs – Once again I’m somewhat baffled. Yes her designs are non-standard and the craftsmanship is new and unique, but I’m just don’t see where sustainability and human scale comes into play. Perhaps the ‘human scale’ aspect is realized in the fact we are talking about a chair, which is built for humans, but to me that is an obvious connection. For an exhibit to inspire me I want it to draw conclusions and make connections I wouldn’t have otherwise seen.
'Very Round'
Perhaps not every item was suppose to span all four themes, however it seemed like they should even if that wasn’t maybe the designer’s actual goal. Was it my favorite exhibit? No. But I did find its message important, even if the execution didn’t strike a chord with me.
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