Birth and death are inevitable products of life, whereas Marriage is a social construction of society. Marriage is often associated in the same category as birth and death, labelled as being a similarly poignant part of our lives.
The Vow exchange ritual is intended to be a demonstration of a couples devotion to one another. However, is a vebal exchange the best way to illustrate your commitment to another person?
I have designed a set of blood exchange intravenous rings. The rings allow the couple to show their devotion through the exchange of each-others blood. Through transfusing your partners blood into your own veins, the concept of intimacy is heightened by making the vow exchange an internal physical experience, rather than a purely verbal contacted which is only physically seal with one kiss. This project questions how flippant the concept of marriage has become and constructs a new social ritual because of this.