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The carcass of the live salad counter was rendered in a stark black hue because of the snippets of discarded tyre patches. Worn out
tyres were salvaged, sliced into smaller portions, and consequently nailed into place, an experimental project inching upon insanity
as it stretched over the course of a month. This process resulted in an ebony canvas that was layered with leather trimmings, fringes,
discarded rubber tyres, manhole covers, safety pins, pipe sections, and metal tacks creating a monochrome mosaic.

A section of the focal collage wall moving into the corporate section is staunchly
embedded with a collection of e-waste and discarded furniture, that have been pieced
together to reimagine it as a haptic jigsaw. The core intention was to ensure that the
waste in its originally dishevelled form now assumes the aura of a curated artistic
sculpture, wherein each object has been carefully made a constituent element in the
larger picture, with some elements that can be functionally utilised .The furniture
here was refurbished with new fabric which sports dapper Gingham checks and pin-
stripes. The high-back chairs specifically seem to have gotten Barney Stinson’s memo
and are ‘suited up’ to impress!

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