Experimental Publication
Theme: Inside and Outside
The theme of inside and outside features through the format of my publication itself, as the publication has two narratives for each interviewer and requires the reader to interact by folding the publication inside out.
The content was initially inspired by the Johari Window Model, a model that aims at improving self-awareness and group relations combined with my idea of Saussure’s Binary Opposites which derived from the theme of inside out. Through the combination of both, I wanted to explore Identity and Anthropology based on the concept of Social Constructionism, a theory that contradicts and deconstructs the idealism of ‘uniqueness’ in reference to identity and characters as being the by-product/construct of one‘s society.
Through the questionnaire, I intend to expose identities of my interviewees giving in to their own description of their character, whilst with a flip of a page towards
Johari Window Model
Open Self
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Includes information about the person - behaviour, attitude, feelings, emotion, knowledge, experience, skills, views,...
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Known by the person ('the self') and known by the group (‘others’).
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Asks the person about him/herself.
Blind Self
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What is known about a person by others in the group, and is unknown by the person.
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Feedback from others, with the aim to increase self-awareness.
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Giving sensitive non-judgemental feedback, whilst avoiding emotional distress.
Hidden Self
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Anything that a person knows about him/self, but which is not revealed or is kept hidden from others. ex. feelings, fears, Hidden agendas, manipulative intentions, secrets.
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Enables better understanding, cooperation, trust, team-working effectiveness and productivity.
Unknown Self
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Information, feelings, abilities, aptitudes, experiences... - that are unknown to the person and unknown to others.
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Deeper aspects of a person's personality, influencing behaviour to various degrees, though: repressed or subconscious feeling
IDENTITY.
“Identity is about belonging, about what you have in common with some people and what differentiates you from others. At its most basic it gives you a sense of personal location, the stable core to your individuality. But it is also about your social relationships, your complex involvement with others.” - Weeks, 1990
ANTHROPOLOGY.
“Anthropology is the study of humans and human behaviour and societies in the past and present. Social anthropology and cultural anthropology study the norms and values of societies."
Content Process
Experimental Fruit Prints
Inside
Outside
Prototype
Manual on how to unfold the dual narration
