“Peel Here” was an interactive exhibition that examined the art of peeling, encouraging audiences to revisit their everyday gestures and other menial tasks in our sensorially overloaded world. Driven by independent research lab Atelier HOKO, alongside six design researchers from NAFA’s School of Art & Design, their explorations were unravelled across 17 exhibits at the Lim Hak Tai Gallery.
Displays included “Peeling is Everywhere”, “What is Peeling”, “Peel / Peeeeeeel”, and “Instruction for Peeling” unpacked audience perspectives on the seemingly trivial gesture, while prodding them to scrutinise the act. “Let’s Peel Together” and “Other Forms of Peeling”, sought audience participation to experience various forms of peeling, with the latter prompting scrubbing, rubbing, scratching, and scraping. The exhibition hoped to present a fragment of our world where peeling is performed and quickly forgotten– bringing heightened awareness and enjoyment to the motion.