THE HAIRY BOWLS
Pottery set
The Hairy Bowls
The hairy bowls are the merchandising of the Guide to cannibalism 'To eat or to be eaten'
I wanted the three dimensional construct of the scenario to co-exist with the Cannibal guide at the same level, in the sense that if the object was shown out of context it will bring back to the user the same taboo, repulsion and abomination caused by the theme.
I started testing with materials and colors that resemble human skin and flesh qualities, human hair and cast of human body parts.
Later on, the tests became an abstraction and stylization, leaving behind the obvious body casts, and the more cartoonish representations. And started to define the aesthetics based on human skin qualities.
I decided that was more interesting if the objects would work at different levels and not just at the visual level. Therefore by the experience of the usage of the object, the user could relate to the taboo in a tactile level too.
So at this point the hair, the texture, reliefs and softness of the interface material became in focus.
