Jeong Hyeon Ghim, a South Korean design student, has created a chair and table influenced by Korea's military rule from the 1960s through the 1990s as a graduation project. His thesis titled, Move to Move, focuses on enforced obedience in social settings, particularly in South Korean culture, and how socially built standards hinder authentic bodily expression.
This furniture, which consists of four chairs and a table with a candle on top, is used for small social gatherings. Jeong used the seesaw as a metaphor for a playground where the body is free of external expectations and can move freely with pure delight. The seesaw's up-and-down motion represents the highest and lowest social positions.
The purpose of this design is to persuade individuals to shake their bodies and confront the hierarchy to disrupt the status quo. In hopes to show that there is a singularity of thought, ideas, and opinions, but making it harder for people to properly communicate between different points of view. The fight against political injustice is symbolized by Jeong’s clever Seesaw Table.
Images by: Jeong Hyeon Ghim
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