Botija de agua quente
Illustration, Design & Layout, Screenprinting, Text, Photogrpahy
In this project I explored how the aesthetic or perceived beauty of a design is shaped by its historical and personal context. I started with a personal object and created a black and white illustration using stencil techniques for screen printing. Only after that I added color and typography based on a written story that combined factual background and subjective memories.
The story emerged through a guided set of questions helping to uncover both historical facts and personal associations. This process revealed how aesthetic perception is never neutral but deeply rooted in individual experience and cultural context.
By working through the tension between objectivity and subjectivity I was able to reflect on how meaning and beauty are constructed and interpreted. The final result is both visual and narrative offering a layered view of how personal stories shape what we consider beautiful.
The story emerged through a guided set of questions helping to uncover both historical facts and personal associations. This process revealed how aesthetic perception is never neutral but deeply rooted in individual experience and cultural context.
By working through the tension between objectivity and subjectivity I was able to reflect on how meaning and beauty are constructed and interpreted. The final result is both visual and narrative offering a layered view of how personal stories shape what we consider beautiful.
It keeps me trapped, peaceful and cuddly. It's
warm. A prickly feeling on my feet and I am floating around
like a rudderless and drifting ship. I hear the sloshing and gurgling of the water and the warmth enveloped me. It touched me gently, and I press it
firmly against me. A soothing glow that flows away all my worries and pain. The heat evaporates.
Standstill.
Like a shock, a stinging smell of rubber rings me to the ground and a biting coldness penetrates my body. Cold. So cold. Too cold. The trip is over like waking up from a dream. Now it only lies there without any motion. Rough, dull gum, yellowish-white like dead ivory. Occupied pale, dull with a thin layer of dust.
A flat, sturdy thing, easy to fold and press. Like a filled balloon, the air has escaped. One of many. 167 mm neck, embossed. Germany, TÜV-tested, batch number GTP 6162
Standstill.
Like a shock, a stinging smell of rubber rings me to the ground and a biting coldness penetrates my body. Cold. So cold. Too cold. The trip is over like waking up from a dream. Now it only lies there without any motion. Rough, dull gum, yellowish-white like dead ivory. Occupied pale, dull with a thin layer of dust.
A flat, sturdy thing, easy to fold and press. Like a filled balloon, the air has escaped. One of many. 167 mm neck, embossed. Germany, TÜV-tested, batch number GTP 6162
