A culinary experience where guests must first feed the stool before sitting, thereby enabling them to feed themselves.
Aluminium, Silicone, Butyl Rubber
Reciprocity Act seeks to challenge this disassociation by reexamining the bonds we form with furniture and objects in our homes. Through the deliberate dysfunctionality of the object, the stool creates a need for interaction, fostering a reciprocal exchange. It requires something from the user and, in return, offers something back. At another level, the materials fed into the stool mirror the items we consume, drawing a parallel between the two and creating a sense of interdependence.
Under a capitalist framework, objects that attract or appeal to us can be acquired, with functionality as a given. However, in this case, the stool’s inherent dysfunctionality disrupts that narrative—it is not simply purchased, but rather, its functionality must be earned through care and attention.
Tutor: Why not wood? (instead of aluminium)
R.K: I never considered it because simply i seek to use material as a counter. My inspiration is at first hand the industrial kitchen.
Tutor: There seems to be a gap between the chair that provides a meal and the chair that is an industrial conduct. The industrial kitchen performing repetition and efficiency there is no space for slowness. There is just function where the human-being inside also becomes a mechanical arm.
R.K: But I don’t want to do a four-butternut-legged chair. The idea is that one chair creates a full meal, so I need the variety. The awkward seating. I don’t want the person seating to always sit on an equally 45cm legged object. I want to work with the instability too, the fact that its ever-changing depending on the harvest.
Tutor: But you can still do an industrial chair that responds to the idea of a meal, seating can also heighten the experience by conforming the seater.