“The expression ‘A for Apple’ is almost always the first thing we learn as a child. Why is ‘A’ always for Apple and never for Ant? What makes the apple...
“The life of toilet paper is fundamentally short-lived; smeared with shit and left to disintegrate in smelly water, it is found in almost every toilet as a sign of hygienic...
“With its near-phallic shape stirring in most fully-grown adults sexual imageries condemned by many religious and proper people, the banana remains a highly popular fruit enjoyed by millions around the...
“To remove their rubbish, human beings have long since relied on the bin: they fill it up with all sorts of garbage and when it is more or less full...
“It is true that the pleasures of consumption have always been accompanied by the burdens of rubbish. This can be considered a modern problem facing human beings today. Rubbish is...
“…but what does it mean to drink? Do we drink with our skin when the hands are hugging the cup? Are we drinking with our body posture while sipping earl...
“In general, there are two different kinds of clocks. The first tells time in the form of a common factor that most of us can relate to, a concept of...
“…cool morning air drifting through, conversations between neighbours downstairs, thin yet unbreakable streams of sunlight intruding, clop-clop-clopping shoes on the sidewalk, straying dust kicked up by a speeding motorcycle, an...
PullSwingStep backOpenStep forwardPullSwingClose ‘Science of the Secondary: Door’ is the fifth edition in the series of ongoing research conceived and developed by Atelier HOKO. Published by Atelier HOKOSoftcover60 pages175 x...
“When do we actually notice a pipe? When it is clogged, leaking, contaminated and about to burst? When it is standing alone, without a nearby wall or pillar to blend...
“Ever since the egg has been perverted as a rich and readily available source of food for human beings, we have not thought much of it beyond its role in...
“Among the many clothing types in our wardrobe, none leads a more unappreciated existence than the sock. Wavering between undergarment and outerwear, the staggering amount of pressure and force applied...
“In spite of the plate’s supposed ubiquity, very little is known and discussed of this practical tableware beyond fine craftsmanship or pretty decorations. While the use of plates has long...
Atelier HOKO’s encounters with public bins reveal how unexpected or “improper” use or interactions, no matter how minor, are rich areas for study and observation, sometimes humorously so. This well...
This second investigation in the Street Report publication series looks at the Sungei Road Thieves Market in Singapore, a place where an informal and fluid network of market vendors come...
