HANDMADE

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What is HANDMADE?

Handmade is an archival system created to explore the socio-cultural implications of hand microbiome, and to design an interaction to make our implicit relationship with microbiome visible.

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Objective:

- A shift in understanding of hand microbiome away from pathogen-dominated concept
- Investigate hand microbiome as expression of socio-cultural identities
- Reconsider our relationship with microbiome: multi-species model

Hand Microbiome as Cultural Preservation & Social Identity

We created a system to collect hand microbiome for making fermented food. The system is presented in the form of a physical and instructional kit. We hope to break away from the pathological perspective of hand microbiome, and reevaluate our close relationship with microbiome. Through this project, we hope to encourage a multi-species model in viewing our relationship with our environment. Imgur

Potential food items:

  • Cheese
  • Sourdough
  • Tofu
  • Soy sauce
  • etc.

Potential sampler:

  • Family (Lineage and microbiome evolution “book”)
  • Chef (For professional use)