シンガポールを拠点に活動するアトリエ・ホコ(Atelier HOKO)が手がける出版シリーズ『Science of the Secondary』。本シリーズは、りんごやコップ、時計といった、私たちの日常生活に存在するごく身近な事物や現象に焦点を当て、人間とそれらとの関係性を細やかに観察し、探求するプロジェクトです。第17号のテーマは「ストロー」。日本語訳冊子が付属します。
"Considering how it is almost taboo in many parts of the world today, our decision to study the straw is admittedly, not entirely without doubt! Yet, we persist, with our first and best attention bestowed on those moments of straw use where the experience is the most subtle—reasons as to why the straw deserves a closer study upon. Perhaps, if presented with clarity on the straws’ role in bringing about these heightened sensations hidden in many commonplace beverages, it may be more acceptable to the reader to give this humble utensil another suck?"
‘Science of the Secondary: Straw’ is the 17th edition in the series of ongoing research conceived and developed by Atelier HOKO.
The publication series Science of the Secondary is produced by the Singapore-based Atelier HOKO. This series is a project that focuses on the highly familiar objects and phenomena present in our daily lives—such as an apple, a cup, or a clock—closely observing and exploring the relationships between humans and these subjects.
Atelier HOKO (2002) is an independent creative practice that focuses on the study of the growing disengagement between people, things and space. The atelier hopes to cultivate in people, an open-ness and ability to un-know, bringing about a heightened curiosity towards all phenomena by taking a fresh look at reality. Founded by Alvin Ho and Clara Koh.