This tweet reminded me of a resource I've used a lot since I bought it some years ago: Paula Zuccotti's 'Everything we Touch'.
As touching is particular relevant at the moment, this might make an interesting stimulus for an activity. We are becoming a little more aware perhaps of what we touch. And washing our hands afterwards I hope.
What we touch makes a difference. Sometimes a very important difference. Wash your hands and stay at home.
Look at the methodology that Paula used to identify the items you need to add to your final piece.
She didn't count certain items that are fixed things, such as light switches, toilet flushes etc. or larger items such as the house, or a table, or a car. She also only counted items just the once, or the phone would be appearing multiple times in the day.
There is a useful gallery of images here for inspiration.
Everything We Touch : Dubai from Becky Beamer on Vimeo.
This is a short documentary by Becky Beamer highlighting the installation work of Paula Zuccotti during Dubai Design Week in November 2017.
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EVERY THING WE TOUCH
INSTALLATION
Designed by Paula Zuccotti
13 - 18 November | 10am - 9pm
Ground Floor, Building 6, Dubai Design District
Paula Zuccotti is an acclaimed design expert, artist, future archeologist and photographic novelist who views brands, products, and services through the lens of trends, ethnography, research, strategy, design and art. She helps global brands and organisations to draw strategic insights and build stories around observed human consumption, the accompanying behaviours and the semantics of how we interpret them.
For her book ‘Every Thing We Touch’ (published by Viking – Penguin Random House), Paula travelled the world with a single premise in mind: ‘Can we make sense of someone else’s life through the object they touch in a day?’. The book is an artistic portrayal of the daily physical footprint of over 60 unique individuals. It entered the public consciousness globally to great acclaim, leading to national media interviews and appearances, photography awards and art gallery exhibitions worldwide.
Paula’s exhibition ‘Every Thing We Touch - Dubai Design Week’ will explore the cultures that make up Dubai, using everyday artifacts as the storytellers, and examining the similarities and differences of these objects. Many things we know about past civilizations are gleaned from the insights gathered through their objects. Paula’s art of future archeology reflects on the customs, traditions and behaviours of the different people and cultures of Dubai through the physical footprint of the objects they interact with in a day.
As touching is particular relevant at the moment, this might make an interesting stimulus for an activity. We are becoming a little more aware perhaps of what we touch. And washing our hands afterwards I hope.
What we touch makes a difference. Sometimes a very important difference. Wash your hands and stay at home.
Why not spend a day of lockdown recording everything you touch for a day, and make a photo collage in a similar style to the knolling layout that Paula used.#EsencialesDeCuarentenax15#EverythingWeTouch#EveryThingWeTouchCovidEssentialsx15 #FutureArcheology@everythingpau pic.twitter.com/GYBf6V8BjP— Piu (@hola_piu) May 9, 2020
Look at the methodology that Paula used to identify the items you need to add to your final piece.
She didn't count certain items that are fixed things, such as light switches, toilet flushes etc. or larger items such as the house, or a table, or a car. She also only counted items just the once, or the phone would be appearing multiple times in the day.
There is a useful gallery of images here for inspiration.
Everything We Touch : Dubai from Becky Beamer on Vimeo.
This is a short documentary by Becky Beamer highlighting the installation work of Paula Zuccotti during Dubai Design Week in November 2017.
Details ///
EVERY THING WE TOUCH
INSTALLATION
Designed by Paula Zuccotti
13 - 18 November | 10am - 9pm
Ground Floor, Building 6, Dubai Design District
Paula Zuccotti is an acclaimed design expert, artist, future archeologist and photographic novelist who views brands, products, and services through the lens of trends, ethnography, research, strategy, design and art. She helps global brands and organisations to draw strategic insights and build stories around observed human consumption, the accompanying behaviours and the semantics of how we interpret them.
For her book ‘Every Thing We Touch’ (published by Viking – Penguin Random House), Paula travelled the world with a single premise in mind: ‘Can we make sense of someone else’s life through the object they touch in a day?’. The book is an artistic portrayal of the daily physical footprint of over 60 unique individuals. It entered the public consciousness globally to great acclaim, leading to national media interviews and appearances, photography awards and art gallery exhibitions worldwide.
Paula’s exhibition ‘Every Thing We Touch - Dubai Design Week’ will explore the cultures that make up Dubai, using everyday artifacts as the storytellers, and examining the similarities and differences of these objects. Many things we know about past civilizations are gleaned from the insights gathered through their objects. Paula’s art of future archeology reflects on the customs, traditions and behaviours of the different people and cultures of Dubai through the physical footprint of the objects they interact with in a day.
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