KithKin Presents » narrative

Niamh McCartney, 2009

Lorna Robertson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:57:11 +0000

As with many of my poster works, Niamh McCartney explores the ‘use’ of products and purchasing decisions, and the relationship this economic activity has with emotive reactions and experiences. In line with these thoughts, I became interested in producing text objects as means of communication, exploring language in its printed form and presentational formats. The narratives emerge by drawing on the condition of the anecdote and the act of recollecting, sharing and passing on, particularly the crossing over between everyday fact and fiction and the area that exists between them.

This particular work is based on a story told to me by my friend Niamh McCartney, who received this offer from an intoxicated older man, whilst working in a clothes shop on the Irish Border.

Subsequently Niamh did not take him up on his offer.

If Objects Could Speak…

Amina Nazari — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:12:36 +0000

Utilising radio frequency identification tags (RFID) this device allows the narrative of our lives to be told through the objects we own and the memories associated with them.

When someone has an possession that they wish to become an heirloom they attach an RFID tag to it, then giving that object a unique identity. The device acts as an RFID scanner and when an object is scanned people can record onto the device the stories and memories associated with that object, where they are stored and preserved. Then, as the device and object are passed to the next generation they can play back the recorded messages about the object and its previous owners. New recordings can be made as the possessions are passed to different people, updating the narrative.

The project explores potential uses for RFID, how we can catalogue, track and preserve information about our family history that can live on after we die and strongly relates to the ideas of oral history and memory preservation.

Newton’s Breakfast

David Wilson — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:58:39 +0000

The intention here was, to design the experience of interacting with the object, to create a paused moment in time like a glass tipping on the edge of a table.

Despite being static, the object holds a narrative of potential consequence, drawn from our knowledge of eggs and Newton’s cradles. Just by simply being observed, the cradle creates excitement through the low-level anxiety produced from the anticipation of the event that the object hints towards.

Restless

Joss Debae — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:12:46 +0000

RestLess is a range of pub packaging, which intentionally affords to be misused. The range consists of the ultimate label peeling beer bottle that rewards the user with a perforated shrink sleeve after they seductively undress the torn extruded mesh sleeving. A coaster that can be infinitely folded, an extra long perforated matchbook; so more cardboard can be satisfyingly torn than necessary, and giant blister packaging for peanuts which mimics the act of popping bubble wrap.

The focus is on the packaging, and what people subconsciously do with it in everyday life. There is no branding; the sole focus is to simply provide the user with more to fiddle with, creating new narratives and experiences.