Yun Cui

final work

the keypoints in my work:

Encyclopedia of Tangerine (2023) delves deeper into the exploration of traditional encyclopedias. Shifting the focus towards the study of individual objects, it emphasizes the utilization of low theory to broaden and challenge the boundaries imposed by mainstream knowledge in defining objects. The project uses a working structure of gathering, documenting and reconfiguring. It involves selecting […]

In such a society of power participation, the influence of textbooks such as encyclopedias on individuals’ thinking can be seen as imposing certain restrictions and regulating their minds. In light of this, there is a need to explore how graphic communication design can be used to expand and challenge the boundaries of institutionalized knowledge forms. […]

Reflection on audience engagement

other details of the Encyclopedia of Things

Encyclopedia of Things(2023) focuses on the question of the reliability of authoritative knowledge and explores alternative ways of classifying things. This project employs a cunning simulation – creates a formal reality but not a factual accuracy – to undermine expectations of the encyclopedias, in order to encourage a more dialectically view about knowledge. In addition, […]

We live in an age where power is omnipresent. Power is not confined to political and economic institutions but is dispersed throughout society, operating in various forms and at different levels. Within the education systems, knowledge and power are deeply intertwined. As Michel Foucault argued, “There is no power relation without the correlative constitution of […]