Participatory Invitation
10 November 2023

Alchemical Vessel Piece

Toolkit

Corded Drill [for mixing large batches of paper mache clay]
Gridded Notepad Paper
Kemper Trimming Tools
Kobalt Utility Knife
Orbital Sander
Serrated Metal Kidney
Shimpo Whisper Wheel
Tape Measure

Input

Take note of something that is circular and geometric in the built environment.

Action

Document its formal qualities.

  • Capture it with photos.
  • Collect it and scan it, if possible.
  • Mold its components into something asymmetrical, imperfect, demonstrating the presence of the human hand.

    Make a dent or void in your material.

    Poke holes.

    Remove elements.

    Recompose them.

    Output

    A vessel, a bag—anything capable of carrying a load of something else.