Welcome to the altbods blog

We use this blog as a resource to discuss the notion of "alternative bodies" in the marketplace and how to design for them/for us. We critique Euro-centric ideology pressed into design and research methods to make room for "alternative bodies" as the focus of artistic creation.

This blog represents the thoughts and art work of our studio class -- by students in architecture, design, illustration, sculpture, graphic and visual arts. We are a hybrid group with many talents.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Alternative-ness

In thinking about more of what an alternative body is and the interaction between the alternative and the non-alternative, I realized that (though this may be an obvious observation) there is a constant duality between the two; there cannot be one without the other. Without the other, there is no difference. In a library that I am designing for my studio practice class, I am currently playing with the duality of things, and how form and structure and other non-material ways could create a shared cohesive interaction. Taking opposite ideas and objects such as temporary vs. permanent, adults vs. children; to further sculpt the space and the interactions that the different users will have.

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