"From a Suffragette tea service to protest robots, this exhibition was the first to examine the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It demonstrated how political activism drives a wealth of design ingenuity and collective creativity that defy standard definitions of art and design. Disobedient Objects focussed on the period from the late 1970s to now, a time that has brought new technologies and political challenges. On display were arts of rebellion from around the world that illuminate the role of making in grassroots movements for social change: finely woven banners; defaced currency; changing designs for barricades and blockades; political video games; an inflatable general assembly to facilitate consensus decision-making; experimental activist-bicycles; and textiles bearing witness to political murders."
The inspiration I gained from this exhibition was not necessarily from a visual point of view in terms of graphic design. The passion and stories behind each of the pieces were incredibly interesting and moving. Especially the wall of notes by a large amount of people who has written thoughts that bothered them based on current issues such as "black lives matter" and "je suis charlie". However these pieces were based on protest and creating work which demands attention and action. I will research further into graphic responses to issues which follow my own interests.
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