256 Images — From When I Looked Again for the First Time
Language: English
2022
Paper: Neenah | Classic Crest | Natural White | 90gsm
Typeface: Hirigana Regular
Laser Printed at the Design Lab at the Parsons School of Design
Curated based on color, form and cultural/contextual similarities, 256 Images: From When I Looked Again for the First Time, documentats how I use imagery to express my personal experiences as a then-21-year-old mixed Filipino/white woman within our designed world.
Each bookmark was specifically placed, as the corresponding spread is a visual representation of the words written. The words are journal entries from 2019-2022.
When given the book, the reader sees my bookmarks as my response. Then they have the opportunity to move and interact with the bookmarks to create their own narratives/explorations.
This book is storytelling, printed hyperlinks, and a personal narrative exploring themes of identity, race, gender/womanhood, patriarchy, religion, art and design, representing what it means to look at something again, and to see something that you didn’t see the first time you looked.
Each bookmark was specifically placed, as the corresponding spread is a visual representation of the words written. The words are journal entries from 2019-2022.
When given the book, the reader sees my bookmarks as my response. Then they have the opportunity to move and interact with the bookmarks to create their own narratives/explorations.
This book is storytelling, printed hyperlinks, and a personal narrative exploring themes of identity, race, gender/womanhood, patriarchy, religion, art and design, representing what it means to look at something again, and to see something that you didn’t see the first time you looked.
