Lindsay Scypta’s Ceramic Language The Scribe - Page 14 QUICK SCROLL Creates stacked porcelain dinnerware centerpieces that choreograph communal dining experiences, reviving traditional table rituals for modern gatherings. www.lindsayscypta.com ARTIST FEATURE Porcelain and Process The table comes first, then the dishes, food, individuals and conversation. In the 1880s dinnerware was advertised to women just like high fashion, where the table was the mannequin that needed dressed. As time progressed, the table has been altogether removed from the meal. What existed once as a four-hour event has transitioned into a meal and a TV show, rather than a meal and conversation. Lindsay creates vertically stacked courses, choreographing the progression of the meal by stacking the dishes in the center of the table to be unwrapped as a gift together. These centerpieces create anticipation for participants as they take their seats, with uncertainty about what is contained within. The surprise and excitement comes from both the food and the decoration of the dishes as the meal is unwrapped. The towers replace the footmen and the frantic host, commenting on social implications through their practical attributes. Lindsay uses food as a way of seeing the world, the tableware to create rituals through decorum, and the table to build camaraderie.
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