Science of the Secondary 12: Bin
In Science of the Secondary 12: Bin, by Atelier HOKO, Alvin Ho and Clara Koh explore ideas surrounding a seemingly self-evident phenomenon in our society: the bin.
Human beings have long since relied on the bin: we fill it up with all sorts of garbage and when it is more or less full and the stench becomes unbearable, one unfortunate individual will have the dreaded task of emptying it.
It is curious, however, that in parts of the world untouched by man, bins are neither seen nor heard of. But before our minds start conjuring scenes of animals burning their own garbage every night, a better explanation would be that the concept of rubbish simply doesn't exist in nature - therefore, no bin.
Details
Written in English
Measures 12 x 17 cm
Counts 138 pages
Features illustrated pages in color and black & white
Atelier HOKO (2002) is an independent research lab that focuses on the study of the growing disengagement between people, things and space. The atelier hopes to cultivate in people, an open-ness and ability to un-know, bringing about a heightened curiosity towards all phenomena by taking a fresh look at reality.
Science of the Secondary is an inquisitive approach towards uncovering implicit conditions that exist in our experience of the everyday. When speaking of the term ‘secondary’, we are referring to conditions and sensations that human beings are not conscious of in their day-to-day interaction with things and the immediate surroundings. Accumulating this rich and boundless field of knowledge, the research hopes to draw upon a renewed sensibility towards living, with much excitement and freshness.
In Science of the Secondary 12: Bin, by Atelier HOKO, Alvin Ho and Clara Koh explore ideas surrounding a seemingly self-evident phenomenon in our society: the bin.
Human beings have long since relied on the bin: we fill it up with all sorts of garbage and when it is more or less full and the stench becomes unbearable, one unfortunate individual will have the dreaded task of emptying it.
It is curious, however, that in parts of the world untouched by man, bins are neither seen nor heard of. But before our minds start conjuring scenes of animals burning their own garbage every night, a better explanation would be that the concept of rubbish simply doesn't exist in nature - therefore, no bin.
Details
Written in English
Measures 12 x 17 cm
Counts 138 pages
Features illustrated pages in color and black & white
Atelier HOKO (2002) is an independent research lab that focuses on the study of the growing disengagement between people, things and space. The atelier hopes to cultivate in people, an open-ness and ability to un-know, bringing about a heightened curiosity towards all phenomena by taking a fresh look at reality.
Science of the Secondary is an inquisitive approach towards uncovering implicit conditions that exist in our experience of the everyday. When speaking of the term ‘secondary’, we are referring to conditions and sensations that human beings are not conscious of in their day-to-day interaction with things and the immediate surroundings. Accumulating this rich and boundless field of knowledge, the research hopes to draw upon a renewed sensibility towards living, with much excitement and freshness.
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In Science of the Secondary 12: Bin, by Atelier HOKO, Alvin Ho and Clara Koh explore ideas surrounding a seemingly self-evident phenomenon in our society: the bin.
Human beings have long since relied on the bin: we fill it up with all sorts of garbage and when it is more or less full and the stench becomes unbearable, one unfortunate individual will have the dreaded task of emptying it.
It is curious, however, that in parts of the world untouched by man, bins are neither seen nor heard of. But before our minds start conjuring scenes of animals burning their own garbage every night, a better explanation would be that the concept of rubbish simply doesn't exist in nature - therefore, no bin.
Details
Written in English
Measures 12 x 17 cm
Counts 138 pages
Features illustrated pages in color and black & white
Atelier HOKO (2002) is an independent research lab that focuses on the study of the growing disengagement between people, things and space. The atelier hopes to cultivate in people, an open-ness and ability to un-know, bringing about a heightened curiosity towards all phenomena by taking a fresh look at reality.
Science of the Secondary is an inquisitive approach towards uncovering implicit conditions that exist in our experience of the everyday. When speaking of the term ‘secondary’, we are referring to conditions and sensations that human beings are not conscious of in their day-to-day interaction with things and the immediate surroundings. Accumulating this rich and boundless field of knowledge, the research hopes to draw upon a renewed sensibility towards living, with much excitement and freshness.
