These objects show a certain transparency, thoughI'm more interested in objects that show the actual making process in their final outcome. A build up of paint drips, snapping wood, joints, joins between moulds, screw holes, nails etc.
Why? Because i am interested in retaining within an object the knowledge that is required to make it. This might be for 'future proofing', so we always build upon what came before rather than repeat it.
So many designs are made from components gathered from all corners of the world. I wonder, is there anyone one individual who knows how to make any of the objects we use? For example, is there one person who could single handedly make this laptop I'm typing on?
James Lovelock proposes that we should create a book that contains all the knowledge necessary to form our current civilisation. From fire to breeding domestic livestock to modern genetics.
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