Facing the blackboard, rows of desks and chairs—
Why does “school classroom” evoke a similar image for so many people despite their different backgrounds?the same image for so many?
This uniformity stems from capitalism’s rise during the Industrial Revolution. Factory values of punctuality and repetition entered schools: obeying teachers, bells, and lines. Discipline and efficiency shaped the classroom.
Yet uniformity is not only suppression. Equal seats for all can also ground individuality. “Uniformity” and “individuality” oppose yet support each other.
This work rebuilds retired desks and chairs with “.Garbon” parts, turning symbols of function into expressions of identity. What if these objects, after years of holding countless students, spoke with voices of their own? Breaking the shell of uniformity, hidden instincts emerge—and we shift from “what is given” to “what we create".