Since deciding on using dominoes to represent conformity, analysis upon the aesthetics of the domino has resulted in me seeing the inlaid pips in an altogether new light. The inlaid pips that are evident upon dominoes remind me of the tactile writing system of braille and since realising this, I feel it would be interesting to investigate this integration of two ideas further. I want to investigate braille and therefore incorporate this into the domino idea and by doing this, will highlight the idea of conformity from two differing attributes.
I feel by incorporating the braille into the domino by replacing the inlaid pips with braille instead would successfully create a collaberation of ideas. I would want the braille to read an instruction which relates to the way we are instructed to conform in general throughout our life as this is seen as the norm. Furthering this idea, I feel it would be beneficial towards the concept for the braille to read 'conform' as this is the direction of the brief i have chosen to go in due to the conformity which is evidenced within the story by the Emperor's reliance on others opinions before forming his own.
Fundamentally, the input of braille which
spells ‘conform’ is an obscured instruction towards the viewer and
society, relating to the story where we seek answers from people
who we believe to have more ‘power’ than us, therefore following what we believe
to be the right thing. Braille is a tactile writing system used by the blind,
and in this case, is combined to raise awareness of our failure to recognise
the effects of conformity. The braille also conveys the attitude of conformity
by spelling out this instruction in a less than conventional way, illustrating
that society appears to be oblivious, just like the Emperor, to the effects of
conformity and the way it is inflicted upon society by those with the power to
do so.
In the case of reading
conformity, we often look for alphabetical letters to read, but by replacing
letters with braille, I am stimulating another sense of touch and therefore
encouraging a different approach and reawakening the way we view things. Most
individuals would not know what the braille reads, some may not know it is
braille upon the dominoes at all, but once it is recognised, it can be read and
then acknowledged, in the same way that it took the young boy to point out to
the town that the suit never existed.
Above, is braille for 'conform' and will be integrated into the dominoes by each letter being represented upon one domino, and the braille will be used instead of the normal inlaid pips which are normally seen on dominoes.
Therefore, the final piece will consist of 7 dominoes.
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