Beini Chen

>>>> Week 01 <<<< In the Projection 1.0 publication, I interrogated the representation of motherhood in Chinese social media, (the visual language of marketing mothers on Chinese social media.) A hybrid product of an advertisement and a self-help guide. The collection and analysis of categories reveal a selection of images of the “perfect mother”, especially… Continue reading Projection 2.0

>>>> WEEK 01 & 02 <<<< The representation of Chinese mothers in various media is still being carefully investigated. After analysing the movie, this research examines how mothers are portrayed in Chinese mother and baby products advertisements on the Chinese shopping platform TAOBAO. I first listed the products that mothers may use ( mothers’ responsibilities)… Continue reading Projection 1.0

>>>> Week 01 & 02 <<<<  After having an insightful dialogue with the graphic designer, and feminism activist Maya Ober, I realised the ‘good mother and ‘bad mother’ binary representation were in my mind. Then I started to question how this concept was constructed by society. In China, mothers were portrayed differently on screen between… Continue reading Position Through Triangulating

THE RULER IN THE FAMILY

>>>> Week 01 & 02 <<<< Quick Review I started from my own body, focused on the elements of mouth shape, and conduct communication experiments. In 2nd week’s iterations, I only focused on the lullaby itself being communicated. Try to convert between the information symbols of sound, image, and text, re-establishing the context. Reflection Where… Continue reading Positions through Contextualising

LINE OF ENQUIRY

>>>> WEEK 01 <<<< Based on taking the body language in the Translating project as a snippet. I took the idea of ​​How to read a Lullaby as the beginning of the project experiment, recording the lullaby I sang by filming, capturing, and demonstrating the sequent vocal movements of the mouth. Hiding the voice, and… Continue reading Positions through Iterating