Unit 2 is approaching to a close. Looking at the original enquiry alongwith the studio practice, I have not really been able to draw any summative conclusion, instead, the practice opened many new lines of enquiry regarding Eudaemonia. The practice triangulated in 3 facets. Y1 summer term was spent explore what consists of Eudaemonic GCD… Continue reading 26/11/21 – Eudaemonia?

The 7 minute presentation should effectively illustrate my studio practice of Unit 2, therefore pacing is very important. Practices conducted during the past 2 terms are volumous and easy to fall into the dry chronological narrative of ‘first I did this…’, which we have been warned about. All 3 facets were allocated certain time to… Continue reading 24/11/21 – Scripting the Symposium

This entry is about developing the idea of the luxury lifestyle concept boutique brand idea further. To articulate the visual language of luxury, the UI/UX (user interaction / user experience) needs to be perfect. Here is the iteration constructed after analysising a few references ↓ This iteration takes more consideration in copywriting and a UI/UX… Continue reading 17/11/21 – Making the brand

The research paper is fitted in a book format in order to do justice to the partially storytelling/manifesto tone. This format also aims to experiment with publication and situating texts, which has led me to notice the incredibly thin line between GCD practices of solid positions (Eudaemonic) and marketing strategies to appeal and stimulate (Dysdaemonic).… Continue reading 10/11/21 – Research Paper

After 2 weeks of solid writing, I have returned to studio practice, and realised how it has triangulated. The body of practice now includes the web-building and content curation conducted during Y1 Summer Term; the in-situ moving image looking at the gaze and devotional quality of women’s [self-]portrayal on social media; and the idea of… Continue reading 01/11/21 – Back to Studio Practice

This entry is compromised due to unknown WordPress bug. Please refer to this Google Doc for the completed version. [1st draft on 15/10/21] Following the action plan laid out after the tutorial I quickly got to making. In order dial That Girl (or Wellness Influencer) dashboard to 12, I have to ingest great amount of… Continue reading 15/10/21 – Dial to 12 (?)

The brief for the next stage: further the practice through exploring the creation of photographic and video imagery, that are strongly evocative of Wellness in contemporary social media context [In other words: recreate/re-enact wellness influencer style photography or video from social media]

When doing research on That Girl, amongst her routine the journal strikes me the most. This activity is hailed as a pinnacle of Self-Care, and never left out by all the content creators who replicates That Girl’s routines upon accepting That Girl challenge. I examined a few examples of That Girls‘ journal entries and discovered… Continue reading 09/10/21 – On (General) Writing and Autonomy

Continuing from the last blog entry (of surveying societal interpretations of Eudaemonia), I kept delving the depth of self-help phenomenon, moving on from self-help books/informations to the broader group of contents that fall under this umbrella. As if for a happy accident, I feel I am approaching the core / essence of Eudaemonic living in… Continue reading 08/10/21 – Eudaemonia, Performance and Dysdaemonia