In a time and space where everything is disposable yet nothing is replaceable, my project stresses upon an attempt to put things back to where they came from.

In this project, the clay that is collected from the site is imprinted with the organic shapes it makes when in contact with the human body. After using a cup that is truly theirs, participants of the workshop crush it down and have it repurposed into tiles for the very site they worked on. This project is about imprints, it is about taking and giving back. It is about leaving a mark on a space that only you could feel.

I wanted to combine both cultural and technical practices into sustainability and attach care to this process, through this project. It draws inspiration from India’s Kulhad cups, from the sustainable practice of reusing fired clay as grog, and a British love for on-site hot beverages.