My Cards Are on the Table is a collaborative table exploring imperfection, participation and the traces people leave through making.

The base was carved by several participants, each given the same simple boundaries: the top and bottom had to remain flat and the overall height could not change. Within those limits, they were free to alter the form in their own way. Their marks were kept visible instead of being corrected afterwards.

The table was made from reclaimed loom wood, retaining existing holes, wear and signs of its previous use. Visible fixings respond to these marks and make the construction easy to understand.

The final piece brings together the history of the material, the decisions of its participants and the process of making itself. This project became the starting point for My Decision’s Been Shelved, which continues the same ideas of co-authorship and visible decision-making through a more developed participatory system.Write your text here...