Reflecting on the art installation Motion of Scales, which was temporarily installed in the city centre of Kolding, Denmark, as a part of the NORDES 2021 conference, this article explores the interrelation between body, material and its performative potential.Analysing the design process through description and observation of how it was Wine / Sake Cups experienced and interacted with by urban public, the design-led research aims to interrogate subjectivity, emotion DRY BODY OIL and embodied knowledge in academic research and its methods.How could movement within scale open up new perspectives? Does material hold a potential to reveal new modes of thinking in design research? How and to what extent could emotion contribute to design practices?.