Local and Global
2018
Jurek Brüggen
The fireplace—precursor to the modern stove—was once the heart of the home, marking the beginning of the Western, modern concept of housing. It defined a tempered interior space set apart from the ever-shifting natural world. The hearth came to symbolize humanity’s belief in its power to resist—and ultimately dominate—nature.
The built-in kitchen of modernist rationalism, and the open-plan kitchen island of neoliberal consumer culture, are both static, immovable fixtures of the home.
But the climate crisis is blurring the boundaries between nature and culture. People are becoming more attuned to the entangled realities of their world—aware of the deep interdependencies and vulnerabilities that arise from the way we live and the condition of the Earth.
Out of this awareness emerge new possibilities: transformative creativity and the potential for change. Ecological living today means adapting to the seasons, living in dialogue with the environment, and dissolving the separation between cultural interior and natural exterior.
A mobile kitchen enables new ways of living—seasonal rhythms, cooking between inside and outside, and inhabiting changing places.
for: Eins und Viele