Dorian Gray, eller kampen mot tiden

Abstract

We have come to produce products and environments that reject and raise themselves above nature. Everything in nature moves in cycles, everything ages, dies and is reborn as something new. Still we surround ourselves with products that strive to resist the ravages of time. With the industrialization of modern society, our streamlined and modern lifestyle, we have become more and more separated from a naturalness that is considered inconvenient. Natural processes such as aging and death shall, together with nature, be limited from our lives in a time when man shall be as his objects, perfect and timeless. We create a form of “second nature”, an environment that strives to freeze time, where we no longer are reminded of our transience. With my furniture I want to highlight the role that objects has in our lives and shed light on our youth obsessed culture. These products try to mimic and remind us of our own aging and impermanence.