“Domestic Virus Protection #1” 2” x 30” x 9” :: window pane, yesterdays newspaper, wood, paint
“Domestic Virus Protection #2” 6’ x 1.5’ x 2’ :: window pane, yesterdays newspaper, handles, paint, caster
“Domestic Virus Protection #3” 5’ x 4’ x 1.5’ :: window pane, yesterdays newspaper, wood, paint
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Domestic protectors are a suggestive play at imagining the ways in which our interior landscapes might shift in response to the pandemic. We have seen stores, government buildings, and offices adding clear barriers in an attempt to keep people safe from covid-19. Often giving the shopper the illusion that it is still safe to shop in their store and keep spending money. I am curious how a consumer might respond to having these same barriers in their home but in an aesthetically pleasing way. What if we saw a new tab under the furniture section on the Ikea website called domestic protection? If they were to match your couch would that make you want it more? It’s a false sense of feeling safer while tapping into consumer desires and corporations demands to turn a pandemic into profit.
