Spirit Lines

Since the Industrial Revolution, culture, languages and subsequently design, have become increasingly homogenized. In a fast-paced and demanding capitalist society, we strive for ease and efficiency; time is money and perfection is the goal. The misshapen fruit, the slow worker, the broken toaster are brushed to the side by society. Consequently, when we as individuals feel we are damaged or insufficient we work to hide these perceived flaws from the world. The purpose of this thesis is to change societal norms around physical or emotional scars and our perception of our own trauma. In this thesis, I invite the reader to consider feminist strategies, and to reclaim “women’s work” as a slow, methodical simulation of the healing process.