For the artist collective Instant Coffee´s upcoming retrospective catalogue, Rakett wrote a text discussing play and interaction as a way forming temporary public spheres. The text draws on Palle Nielsen´s The Model – A Model for a Qualitative Society that was presented in 1968 at The moderna Museet in Stockholm, and discusses relevant concepts like collectivity, play and the everyday.
The artist collective Instant Coffee (Vancouver, Canada) developed, in part, as a response to the division and exaggerated difference between studio and exhibition practice. Through formal installations and event based activities, it builds a public place to practice, where ideas, materials and actions can be explored outside of the isolated studio and in a manner that renegotiates traditional exhibition structures, but is still supported by them.
Instant Coffee’s most consistant members are Cecilia Berkovic, Jinhan Ko, Kelly Lycan, Jenifer Papararo, Kate Monro and Khan Lee.
