Weaknesses, Dreams, and Illusions
A Type Experimental of Madness and Civilization
“Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form of madness.”
This project explores typography as a medium for experimentation, inspiring by Michel Foucault’s Madness and Civilization. Through the interplay of adhering to and breaking typographic rules, it reflects the tension between reason and unreason, highlighting how societal development enforces discipline to separate the rational from the irrational.
Madness is not connected to the external world and its various hidden forms, but rather to humans, their weaknesses, dreams, and illusions.
Madness reflects the vast imaginations of humanity, even the most boundless fantasies, which are vague, restless, yet strangely compromise within a shared delusion.
The 17th-century system of confinement emerged as a response to laziness, which was seen as a serious form of rebellion. It forced idle individuals to engage in endless, unproductive labor. This shift also changed the perception of madness, which began to be seen through the lens of poverty, lack of work capacity, and inability to integrate into society. The new meaning of poverty, the importance of work obligations, and all labor-related ethical values ultimately shaped how people experienced madness and altered its trajectory.
TYPOGRAPHY/ EDITORIAL/MOTION GRAPHIC
Year: 2024
Tools: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Rhino, After Effect