Kofferten

Material Studies - Voodoo

Voodoo, the project where each and everyone in the
class were going to practise and work with material
studies. I got an item, this Samsonite suitcase.
The first task was, to study and gather up information
about this object, for example history how
and who is making it, odd facts and the construction.
The other part wast to create or manipulate
the object and use materials around the main theme
of this object, just like Tom Sachs. I studied everything
in smallest detail, the exact material and
screws to the buissnes core of Samsonite.
The consept of this was growing, while I studied
our travelling habits. How we used to travel and
how we might travel in the future. Because of the
European climate goals for 2050, there might be
some drastic changes just around the corner.
How will this affect the travel?

I answer this with a more enviroment friendly luggage - concept. Handmade, knitted wool and linen thread, sewn together and then moulded into the original suitcase shape together with parafin and bee wax, to make it stiff.

(Little did I know, that a covid-19 was going to hit the world in just a few weeks after the project was done and no one could travel)