Abschlussarbeit, Theorie
Future Commensality
2021
Creator
Swati Prasad
Department
ZHdK, MA Design, Zürich, CH
MediumPrint, Broschüre; PDF (EN)
DimensionsFormat: 25 × 20 cm, 96 Seiten
Format: 29.7 × 21 cm, 101 Seiten (Appendix)
TitlesUntertitelAn exploration of New Intimacy through sharing food
StudienarbeitMaster of Arts ZFH in Design mit Vertiefung in Trends & Identity
DescriptionAbstract: "The Corona pandemic has led to a change in social norms and behaviors. In times of social isolation, maintaining social bonds and a sense of intimacy have become difficult. Future Commensality treats eating together as a valuable social activity that strengthens social bonds and intimacy. In doing so, the project focuses on digital commensality in creating remote intimacy: Digital connectivity has helped us stay socially connected, yet there are gaps in creating intimacy in digitized interactions.With my project, I seek to highlight changing notions of intimacy in the context of commensality (the practice of eating together), ultimately speculating on possible future scenarios. Here, design is used as a medium of inquiry to enable speculative reflection. Food sharing functions as a starting point for experiments with physical and digital formats. Insights into the sensory and emotional aspects of intimacy based on proximity that cannot yet be replicated on a digital format pave the way for future design research and new perspectives on this topic.
Research Question:
How can new notions of intimacy be created through digital commensality?"
Object numberBBI-2021-C29-001
DepartmentArchiv ZHdK
Credit LineZürcher Hochschule der Künste, ZHdK / Archiv
Categories
- Design