Flour + Water = Dough
Grain is closely linked to the first human settlements and state making. Water forms the basis of all life on Earth, and in their combination as dough, they shape landscapes, soils, culture, history, and politics. However, dough has so far found little application in the world of materials. Therefore, the question if dough could serve as a material, through design, is central to this project.

Displayed at the first exhibition are the beginnings of a database. Potential applications are explored through a bandwidth of industrial processing methods. First, the dough is baked with and without yeast as a leavening agent, enabling it to forms into three-dimensional objects. The German brick Backstein translates as „backed stone“ and refers to the structural relevance of grain and bread. A matrix represents a range of material compositions, varying in leavening agent, flour (white or whole grain), volume, and chamotte content. The dough is also processed as a sheet material: hot pressing turns it into corrugated sheets, and blow moulding transforms it into a light bulb.

These first investigations serve as the foundation to be further developed into a database, analysing dough as a material resource, along with a historical and cultural analysis of bread and dough.