U-JOINTS

A Taxonomy of Connections

Three investigations exploring the strangeness of ubiquity at various scales: Organization as Landscape, on the evolving uses of the everyday cable tie; Notes on Construction, on the history of flatpack furniture hardware; and The Plastic Diaries, on the omnipresence of plastic welding. 

Commissioned by Anniina Koivu for U-JOINTS – A Taxonomy of Connections, an encyclopedic publication that looks at human history through its everyday details.

Practical Adaptation

for Mayrit Bienal

A workshop exploring everyday things which have been adapted for contemporary life beyond their original intents, hosted by Mayrit and Gandía Blasco.

Quiet Sounds
for A Guide to Getting by at Home

Observations on the sighs of houses and the groans of infrastructure, unconcealed by the quiet of cities deserted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contribution to a publication intended to alleviate the isolation of quarantine life, with all proceeds directly benefiting National Bail Out and Protect the Sacred.

Reza’s House
for Maharam Stories

Part of ongoing research into ordinary domestic typologies, this essay — commissioned by Maharam Stories — reflects on the interpersonal nature of the courtyard house.

View from Serra d’Irta
for Maharam Stories

An exploration of how we reconcile domestic impulses with the complexities of grief, this piece recounts the local oral histories surrounding a house on the outskirts of Alcossebre, Spain.