How can design address the need for compliance with rules while encouraging resistance to foster their evolution?

For example, the management of power dynamics, the respect of authority or the conformity to standards, the top-down and bottom-up forces?


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Courage is ABSURD

Design is Courage

TEAM

Debora Baratta

Liu Fangxiao

Francesca Gavotti

Matteo Zoppellaro

CONTEXT

MSc Interior and Spatial Design

Landscape and Interior - Spatial Design 2

2023/2024

PROFESSORS

Michele De Lucchi

Francesca Balena Arista

Marco De Santi

Francesco Clerici

Giada Boromello

Nicolò Chierichetti

Alessia Soressi

Politecnico di Milano, School of Design, Milan, Italy

Courage is ABSURD explores the paradox of courage as both heroic and self-destructive. In the traditional view of courage, it is a virtue and its risks are rarely questioned. The installation challenges these norms, prompting reflection on the fine line between bravery and blind adherence to heroic ideals. Users must decide whether to walk under the hovering stones, facing perceived danger. Avoiding the risk aligns with self-preservation, while crossing symbolizes defiance of rational fear. This experience invites contemplation on courage as both a noble act and an absurd impulse.

Catalogue

Fabbrica del Vapore