Thesis statement
Yue Tuo received a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the Central University of Nationalities in Beijing- China before coming to MICA for an MFA in Graphic Design. Yue’s final thesis is an interactive design piece that explores inner psychological relationships across diverse cultures in a complex society.read more
From the moment of birth, we are given a box prepared only for us. This box is called “character.” From this gift, we develop “personality.” It is with us every single minute of our entire life. We build a methodology or “pattern of behavior”; therefore, we live our lives inside an invisible maze.
This interactive piece invites people from any culture to uncover the basic social-psychological tasks that people confront during their lives; issues of dependence and independence, selfishness and sacrifice, birth and death.
In the piece she applies psychological analysis of personality characteristics to explore as well as experiment with a unique method for apprehending and dealing with daily occurrences. The piece aims to archive an interaction with viewers and unable them to apprehend the symbolic meaning from animated characters’ reactions based on people’s reactions toward various situations.
She applies Hamlet as an armature for exploring universal experiences.
