Mutual Table, 2021
reclaimed pine
31" x 38" x 29"
Each end of the table is slightly different, offering more or less surface space, and either one or two legs beneath. These imbalanced physical characteristics incite varied behaviour, and offer more power to the speaker. The grooves in the tabletop, reminiscent of a time-worn countertop, encourage a posture conducive to engaged and active listening.
The table and coffee-shop setting aim to contextualize it as a social instrument in our present age of polarizing social media echo chambers and digitally facilitated dissemination.