This project concerns communication with the dead.
Almost every culture has strong relations with ancestors and spirits and our multicultural society provides ample material for this purpose. However, in London we remain strangely disconnected from the spiritual world.
I would like simply to provide shelter for homeless spirits in the form of small structures. Form and ornamentation will be well considered and will be adapted to reflect contemporary values - although the meaning will be universal.
This is not a morbid evocation of death, rather a celebration of common human experience.
I am enchanted by the marvellous collection of artefacts housed by the British Museum in its 'life and death' exhibit, sponsored by the Welcome Trust. They have written,
People around the world seek well-being for themselves and for their communities in many different ways.These differing approaches reflect the ways they understand their world. Some people see well-being in terms of the individual and the body. Others think of it at the level of the community, requiring the maintenance of important relationships. These relationships might be with other people, animals, spirits or the earth.
6 comments:
I think this is a really intriuging idea ollie, it reminds me of a project that was at chelsea a few years ago. It was called 'it pays to pray' you could buy token prayers like you would a pack of malteesers from a vending machine. This is a different idea but it looks at the afterlife and forgiveness as a commodity. I think its very relevent.
hey,
great idea. sounds crazy, but really interesting.
In my view, expert or otherwise- this is not a graphic design project but more akin to a hybrid of anthropology and product design.
A series of models may be interseting but will not I think comply to the basic assessment criteria that align to a final project.
GTS
Perhaps instead of creating an object, you can look at the different ways death is treated graphically, or the way the dead are portrayed and use that as a more graphically inclined starting point. J
Check out the eastern festival of the hungry ghosts...they make paper offerings of valuable things such as cars, houses and even pets out of paper and then burn them... There's so many interesting ways different cultures deal with death. Dia De Los Muertos etc... J
In order to clarify outstanding issues regarding your proposed project...please attend a meeting Wed 7 March, 1.30.
GTS
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