Date of Award
Spring 6-4-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Graphic Design
First Advisor
Minkyoung Kim
Second Advisor
Kathleen Sleboda
Third Advisor
Clement Valla
Abstract
Humanocentrism positions humans as the measure of all things; what we know as the ‘real’ or ‘true’ is perceived through this limited perspective. As a designer, I challenge the hierarchy, actively moving away from the notion that inanimate objects are subjugated matter.
In this body of work, I turn to actions of world-building to create immersive experiences where ‘objects’ become ‘subjects.’ They are rescaled and re-centered — called into prominence to become protagonists on the cultural and environmental stage. Through generating, collaging, and juxtaposing recycled facts, imagery and organic materials using digital filters, I insert absurdity as a breakpoint to equalize the imbalance. Performing in both real and digital spaces, what is often rendered passive and mundane becomes extraordinary, even kindred in the vast arena of human preoccupation.
Recommended Citation
Ji, Yingxi Sabrina, "Re-order the order of thing" (2022). Masters Theses. 830.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/830
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Comments
View exhibition online: Yingxi Sabrina Ji, Re-order the order of things