° The Concept °
As part of my design studies, we organised an exhibition on the theme of Utopia in tribute to and in collaboration with the architect Jean-Paul Jungmann.
For this exhibition we created illustrations on the theme of utopia/dystopia.
My "illustration" is an environment modelled in 3D and presented in the form of a very short animation for the exhibition.
With a cultural background heavily influenced by the Soviet era and Russian literature, "utopia" instantly redirects me towards dystopia. So the main theme was quickly chosen. In order to find a general direction, I read up on Jean-Paul Jungmann's work, and I was very inspired by the tendencies that transpired :
° criticism of modernist dogmatism ° mobile architecture ° alternative recycling °
° inflatable / floating structures ° monumental structures °
I decided to take these concepts and push them further into dystopia.
° A bit of world building °
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I then imagined a world where humans understand that they can no longer continue their way of life without destroying themselves and eventually nature.
So - in a last-ditch effort to persevere as a unit - humanity is called upon to transgress their physical form and merge into giant, architectural-like organisms - the Megastructure. The architecture is made of new, recycled materials - human bodies - and must continue to live as an organism within the Earth's ecosystem.
The process is very violent, resulting in an amalgamation of human organs, fluids and tissues. A bit like giant human meatballs.
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° Screen printing a poster °
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For my screenprinting course I was required to make a poster inspired by propaganda posters. I used that as an opportunity to produce more content around my world concept.
The horrors of my world are the result of intensive propaganda of a cult - the cult of Transcendence. I then designed a poster that would have been used by them.
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P.S. : My visual was even used for the poster promoting the exhibition !
