What future for minorities: speculative design and media arts in East Asia
Author
Chen, Ping-Yi
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2017
Pages
94
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger den voksende brug af spekulativt design i mediekunst og adresserer kritik af, at praksissen i høj grad er vestligt forankret og risikerer at homogenisere fremtidsvisioner på tværs af kulturer. Med Østasien som case analyseres, hvordan spekulativt design fungerer i forskellige kulturelle kontekster, og hvilke emner kunstnere i Taiwan, Kina og Japan engagerer sig i. Specialet anvender en kvalitativ, tematisk tilgang med case-analyser af mediekunstværker inden for medicinsk videnskab, relationer mellem mennesker og ikke-menneskelige dyr samt familiære relationer, indrammet af postkoloniale og kulturelle perspektiver. Formålet er at skitsere udviklingen af spekulativt design og diskutere dets sandsynlige fremtidige indvirkning på kunst- og designpraksisser i Østasien; de specifikke resultater uddybes i senere kapitler.
This thesis examines the growing use of speculative design in media arts and responds to critiques that the field is largely Western and risks homogenizing future visions across cultures. Focusing on East Asia, it explores how speculative design operates in different cultural contexts and identifies the issues addressed by artists in Taiwan, China, and Japan. The study uses a qualitative, thematic approach with case analyses of media art works across medical science, human–non-human animal relationships, and familial relationships, framed by postcolonial and cultural perspectives. Its aim is to outline the development of speculative design and discuss its likely future impact on art-making and design practices in East Asia; detailed findings are developed in later chapters.
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