Food Station 2.0
Why Food station
Because food is essential in all kinds of ways
Because food is communication
Because food is art
Because food is political
Because food is _____
another Lathe
Week 2 / turn and engrave
The lathe was very important to the Industrial Revolution. It is known as the mother of machine tools, as it was the first machine tool that led to the invention of other machine tools.
Groups of two mensen
Group 1 + 2
- Tests the base model, find Errors (toolrest?)
- Plan new design
- Build new design
Group 3
- Carefully source vegetables
- Research on the carving/turning desicions/concept
Group 4
- Use the broken blender in the Station to build a "new" one.
- Plan and draw out the blender uses and plan dips, sauses for the fresh turned vegs.
Group 5
- Engrave vegetables/materials (use the laser cutter and the hand made disruption tools to experimet on food)
- What do you decide to engrave on the food? Food as a publishing platform.
Recources
a very recommended book [http://www.memefest.org/en/fooddemocracy/ Food Democracy CRITICAL LESSONS IN FOOD, COMMUNICATION, DESIGN AND ART]
some web talk with academic food guy Oliver Vodeb
Weekly homework exercises
week 1
Make a food disruptor using just one DC motor and a small electric coupler