The “Uncontrolled Candle Machine” is an experimental design project that explores the concept of disintegration in candle production. It originates from a critical examination of traditional manufacturing systems, aiming to dismantle and disrupt the established logic of candle formation. Conventional production depends on rigid molds and strict control to ensure uniformity in shape and size. In this project, however, we abandon such precision, allowing the wax itself to dictate its form through a process of organic disintegration.

This machine is designed to challenge controlled production processes. A heating device at the top melts the wax, which then drips freely onto a rotating plate below. Throughout this process, the wax’s movement, cooling patterns, and ultimate shape are influenced by environmental factors, gravity, and time, resulting in unpredictable candle formations. Each “Uncontrolled Candle” is an outcome of entropy—a manifestation of material in its raw, unrestrained state.

This experiment is not merely a critique of production methods but also an exploration of the delicate balance between structure and collapse, control and dissolution. Do we truly need to impose precision and uniformity, or can we accept uncertainty and embrace decay as part of the creative process? As we disintegrate conventional production logic, are we also dismantling our own rigid expectations of perfection and order?

Within the “Uncontrolled Candle Machine,” control erodes, and the generative process is laid bare, allowing us to witness the spontaneous organization of materials. It serves as a reminder that disintegration is not merely destruction—it is an opening, a pathway to new possibilities emerging from fragmentation and unpredictability.

Material: Soy wax, paraffin

Weight: 200g

Size: 200x40x40