Turningchairs 个体主义与集体主义

Turningchairs - Individualism vs. Experiencing collectivism from cultures

Intercultural communication

The turning chairs represent individualism and collectivism within a culture. The chairs are arranged in a circle and anchored to the floor. Six seats form a large collective.

The chairs can be rotated 360 degrees. Therefore, it is also possible to remove yourself from the collective and to become an individual by turning your back to the others. The chairs can also be rotated so that three, four or two people can sit. This turning back and forth to the other chairs should show how cultures can relate to each other. So if you want to be very inclusive, then all the chairs are facing each other. But they can also be used as individual chairs, if all of them are facing away from each other. The chairs are designed so that the backrests of all chairs together form a circle. For this reason, the backrests are curved outwards. This shape also enables the individualist to set himself apart from the others and build a kind of wall.

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