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Marcin Rusak

MA work

MA work

Flowering Transition

We purchase flowers knowing they will die — consumption for the sake of beauty, sentiment and ritual. Nature was once the model of perfection but our aesthetics and abilities have surpassed the humble specimen. Highly engineered and mass produced, flowers have lost their scent, locality, and power. They have become commodities. This work, divided into five chapters, explores the reality of flowers today through ephemeral objects that question the current product landscape.

Info

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  • Marcin Rusak
  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Design Products, 2014

  • We purchase flowers knowing they will die — consumption for the sake of beauty, sentiment and ritual. Nature was once the model of perfection but our aesthetics and abilities have surpassed the humble specimen. Highly engineered and mass produced, flowers have lost their scent, locality, and power. They have become commodities. This work, divided into five chapters, explores the reality of flowers today through ephemeral objects that question the current product landscape.