Celebratory party poppers made from a medical report and a rocket backpack were among the items on show at the Heal: Repair+ exhibition at Singapore Design Week..
The exhibition, which was curated by designer Hans Tan together with health lead Wong Sweet Fun ? a senior consultant geriatrician ? focused on mental wellness and how repairing a broken object could create an emotional change.
A broken watch was given a makeover
The duo reached out to find people who were willing to submit a meaningful item and have it transformed by a designer.
"Considering the sensitive nature of the focus in this third edition of R for Repair on mental wellness, we did more of a closed call for object volunteers, through the collaborators and related organisations of Yishun Health, part of the Singapore's National Health Group," Tan told Dezeen. Eight transformed pieces were on show at Heal: Repair+
Tan then looked at the objects submitted to see if they would be suitable for the exhibition, whittling the initial 15 submissions down to eight final objects using a two-fold set of criteria.
"First, the story of the object and how it related to the owner's difficult period of life," he explained.
"This could be present or past challenge. Second, it was the extent of the object's physical disrepair, considering the material and type of object that determines the potential and challenge of physical transformation."
A kokedama was among the items that were repaired
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