This altar of curiosities explores curiosity as both a design principle and a form of care. Centered around the construction of a cabinet of curiosities & altar hybrid, this work functions as a piece of parafunctional furniture that aims to invite engagement while questioning its own utility. To divert away from the curiosity cabinet as a tool of colonialism by incorporating the spirit of an altar as a space to hold companion literature, altar objects, an altar cloth and a tarot deck. Inside this cabinet are objects that are able to be taken and space allowed for objects to be offered as a reciprocal altar for everyone here today.
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