“Uncontrolled Candle Machine” is an experimental design research project by SKUAIER, aimed at producing candles through dripping wax. This project originated from the questioning and reflection on the traditional candle production process. The traditional production method focuses on precision and control, striving for each candle to have the same shape and size. In this project, SKUAIER attempts to give wax a certain degree of freedom, allowing the wax itself to create the shape of the candle.
To achieve this goal, SKUAIER has designed a special machine. The machine has a heating device on top that can melt the wax. The melted wax drips from the machine’s nozzle and then flows, accumulates, cools, and forms on the rotating disk below. As the studio cannot fully control the dripping and flowing of the wax, each “Uncontrolled Candle” is unique.
This machine has also sparked our reflection. Do we need to maintain precision and control in every aspect of our daily lives? Can we live completely free and without constraints? How do we face chaos and the unknown? How do we find differences in repetition?
In this machine, the contradiction between control and uncontrol is dialectically unified: only by carefully finding a balance point between the two extremes, and treating errors with tolerance and appreciation, can we create unique forms.
Candles are created through an experimental process that lets the wax shape itself. Each candle is a one-of-a-kind piece. Made of soy wax and paraffin.
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| Weight (kg) | 0.5 |
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