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.

Monday, March 14, 2011

I am mad madam

It was interesting listening to Mad World 10 or so times in a row. I certainly got sick of the song by the end but realized how many varieties people can make of the same thing. This truly shows how unique we are as humans and as creators. It seems no matter what you do, there will be 10 other versions of it out there. This fact of variety also appears in mental ability, where there is someone out of the ordinary mental ability, so to will there be 10 varieties of that ordinary person in abnormal form. This means that people suffering from mental disability are just varieties of an original whole or type and therefor are not that different. Sadly though, it seems, they are often treated like the homeless and given a wide berth. When it comes down to it, we are all varieties of the original whole and should therefor treat our fellow varieties with respect.

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