Integrative Studio 2 | Kayla Areglado

Kayla Areglado

Communication Design Student, 2022

Jean Hans Arp, Surrealism, and Chindogu

Surrealism The surrealist movement was founded on the idea that the unconscious mind holds the key to unlocking the true potential of one’s imagination. Surrealist artists believed that the rationality suppresses the power of the imagination. Andre Breton, author of the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, proposes that artists “bypass reason and rationality by accessing their unconscious…

Culture Jamming: A Method of Modern Activism

What is Culture Jamming? According to Dr. Nicki Cole, culture jamming is “the practice of disrupting the mundane nature of everyday life and the status quo with surprising, often comical or satirical acts or artworks.” Culture jamming has most commonly become a form of social or political activism because of how it takes everyday acts…

The Art of Chindogu: Useful but Useless

What is Chindogu? From the words chin meaning “curious” or “strange” and dogu which means “tool” or “device”, a Chindogu is something that was made to be neither useful nor useless. It usually addresses a very specific everyday problem, but does so in a very unconventional way. They are obviously useless, yet they evidently still serve a purpose. Why…

IS2 Bridge 1: Chindogu Brainstorming

IDEA 1: WATER ALARM CLOCK The first Chindogu idea that came into my mind after meeting my partner was one that addresses the fact that she forgets to drink water very frequently. With this in mind, I thought of creating an alarm clock of sorts that reminds its user to drink water, an idea that…