In the following interview, facilitated by Karolien, architecture collective room19isaFactory speaks to their conceptualisation of the second skin, how they think about the lounge and lounging as both a space and a praxis for joy and resistance, and how these thoughts have influenced their current installation work at Kudzanai Chiurai’s The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember at 44 Stanley, Johannesburg.

Many thanks to the members of room19 for graciously allowing us to respond to their installation, and for availing themselves for this interview. The members include Tuki Mbalo, Thandeka Mnguni, Miliswa Ndziba and Tuliza Sindi.

Welcome to the Tick Tick Boom audio catalogue! Listen to this introduction for a short explanation of how we arrived at the point of an audio catalogue, and what you can expect to find while listening.

Join us as Denzo walks us through the conceptual underpinnings of the Tick Tick Boom curatorial engagement, as we ruminate on leisure, pleasure, and lounging as resistance.