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Bodily Boundary Objects - Exploring the meaning of identity through discursive design

Siqi Chen

Diplomprosjekt

Vår 2020
Institutt for design

Nicholas Sebastian Stevens
Pardis Shafafi
Identity is a manifestation of our individual characteristics and intentions. It can be found in many different forms, spanning from physical features to abstract cultural elements. However identity is rarely a passive component of our lives, but rather a powerful tool we apply to make decisions or position ourselves in the society.

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Through personal identity we express, we learn, we confront, we find others, we vote, we change, we hate and we love.

Can it be designed as a medium to empower people? Can it be used proactively to prepare us for times of uncertainty and hardship (for example in a global Pandemic)?

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This explorative discursive project attempts to offer a deeper understanding of the modern identity’s multifaceted definition through an inquisitive, reflective and organicprocess.

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The bodily boundary objects are“soft speculations” extracted from anomalies of our New Normalcy. These are designed to engage with both general public and decision makers, attemptingto offer a glimpse ofhow design can be used as a versatile tool to find common grounds within complex topics we are facing today, by expanding and adding depth, instead of simplifying and minimizing.

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Siqi Cheninfo@chensiqidesign.com / www.chensiqidesign.com