CONTROLLING BIRTHS, CONTROLLING BODIES, CONTROLLING CHINA
Medium: Data physicallization, interactive poster, 38cm x 72cm
Tools: Rhino 7, Grasshopper, resin printing
Shanghai, China, Fall 2023
I reimagine the birth control propaganda that was distributed during China’s One Child Policy, featuring 3D modelled birth control pills that have been embedded with data on China’s contraceptive usage and fertility rate from the 1970s - 1990s. This multi-media poster aims to show how the goals of the One Child Policy was more than just population, but disentangled with the politics of “control” it pertains to women’s autonomy and choice over their own bodies.
Full documentation
Tools: Rhino 7, Grasshopper, resin printing
Shanghai, China, Fall 2023
I reimagine the birth control propaganda that was distributed during China’s One Child Policy, featuring 3D modelled birth control pills that have been embedded with data on China’s contraceptive usage and fertility rate from the 1970s - 1990s. This multi-media poster aims to show how the goals of the One Child Policy was more than just population, but disentangled with the politics of “control” it pertains to women’s autonomy and choice over their own bodies.
Full documentation