Date of Award
Spring 6-4-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Industrial Design
Department
Industrial Design
First Advisor
Charlie Cannon
Second Advisor
Namita Vijay Dharia
Third Advisor
Diana Estabridis
Abstract
In order to understand the social and political issues faced by the Peruvian community in the present day, it is necessary to get acquainted with one of the most significant moments of its history: The “colonial Knot” – The systems put in place after the arrival of European colonizers to the American continent. By crafting a communal experience centered around the mealspace, a key element in Peruvian Identity, I hope to bring awareness to the social tensions, violent structures and remnants of colonial rule that persist to this day. In developing an uncomfortable experience, I am researching whether exposure to objects derived from shared history can serve as effective conversation starters. Accepting, Embracing and Understanding the implications of the colonial knot is the first step towards building a more braided and common Peruvian Identity and Experience.
Recommended Citation
Herbozo-Vidal, Charlie, "Sobremesa" (2022). Masters Theses. 918.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/918
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Comments
View exhibition online: Charlie Herbozo-Vidal, Sobremesa