My task involved reading and selecting one book from a choice of four, upon which I would base my visual concept. I opted for “The Mysteries of Easter Island In: Humankind; A hopeful History book."
After delving into the initial chapters of the book, I was struck by the theme of decline and decay, particularly in the quote, “There was nothing at all about a society in decline” (Harari, 2011, p. 124). This notion of decline resonated with me, especially as the book later explored concepts such as disease and population decrease. Equating decline with disease, I chose to centre my visual concept around the idea of a disease and its potential appearance. I envisioned various fluid forms of theoretical diseases that could have affected the inhabitants of Easter Island.
_Credits
Mitesh Shantilal
Special thanks toDaniel Hobson + Rachel Lillywhite + Gao Wangshu + Xiao Limi & Isabella Buckwald