Visual Philosophy : Thoughts on I and We

Ruida Si

ISBN 10: 3037786884 / ISBN 13: 9783037786888

Published by Lars Müller Publishers, Zürich Feb 2022, 2022

About this Item

Neuware - This book is an attempt to think through life and the universe in graphic-design terms. With concise drawings and brief texts, Japanese illustrator and designer Ruida Si quietly shows humanity in the grip of a dawning realization about its own collectivity. Facing the imminent collapse of the ecosystem, humanity must prepare to replace 'I' with 'we'-'we' defined in a utopian spirit as a subject transcending generations and individuals.The simple and clear visuals are the product of Si's extensive and sophisticated knowledge of information, pattern and rhythm - and they deliver her message with tremendous clarity and simplicity. Muji art director Kenya Hara, with whom Si studied, provided a foreword.; Angesichts des drohenden Zusammenbruchs der globalen Umwelt beginnen die Menschen zu begreifen, dass der Versuch, das Leben in den Begriffen einer einzigen Generation zu verstehen, keine Zukunft hat. Die Menschheit muss sich darauf vorbereiten, das «Ich» durch ein «Wir» zu ersetzen, das die Kontinuität des Lebens als das Generationen und Individuen überwindendes Thema definiert.Dieses Buch ist ein Versuch, grafisch über das Leben und das Universum nachzudenken. Indem wir unsere Gedanken der Vorstellungskraft anvertrauen, die durch die zarten Zeichnungen hervorgerufen wird, und wenn wir uns auf die Reihe von Bedeutungen einlassen, die es in der natürlichen Sprache nicht gibt, können wir zu neuen Ideen gelangen, die weit über Sprache oder Logik hinausgehen.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visual Philosophy : Thoughts on I and We
• Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers, Zürich Feb 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3037786884
• ISBN 13: 9783037786888
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 161W x 121H x 23D millimeters 161 millimeters width by 121 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 361 grams

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Synopsis

A charming but clear-eyed manifesto for a new era of “we” in the face of ecological collapse

This small but substantial pocket-size book is an attempt to think through life and the universe in graphic-design terms. With concise drawings and brief texts, Chinese illustrator and designer Ruida Si quietly shows humanity in the grip of a dawning realization about its own collectivity. Facing the imminent collapse of the ecosystem, humanity must prepare to replace “I” with “we”―“we” defined in a utopian spirit as a subject transcending generations and individuals.
At first glance, the visuals are as simple and clear as those of a children’s picture book, but they are the product of Si's extensive and sophisticated knowledge of information, pattern and rhythm, and deliver her message with tremendous clarity and simplicity. Muji art director Kenya Hara, with whom Si studied, provides a foreword.