trends towards piety: ‘Cergam Muslimah’ & ‘Aisha’
carisa PUTRI antariksa
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Project Description
Trends Towards Piety is a thesis exploration into discursive artifacts that situate multiple perspectives of Muslimah (Muslim women) identity. The stories told are mainly centered on personal experiences of young, hijab-wearing urban Indonesian women. These perspectives are implemented through use of democratised new media technology, such as MAR (Mobile Augmented Reality) and digital games. The two artifacts, 'Cergam Muslimah' and 'Aisha' are prototypes that reimagine more nuanced forms to situate expressions of identity. 'Cergam Muslimah' consists of three Augmented Reality Zines, while 'Aisha' is a personal game that follows a hijabi player character. These prototypes propose alternatives to self-representational practice by introducing themes and methods that are largely unexplored for Muslim women in Indonesian and Western popular culture. With intentions to critique Orientalism in shaping the images and insights of Muslimah, the discursive nature of these artifacts reflect possibilities in furthering creative practice beyond its current dominant presence on Instagram.
Cergam Muslimah - AR Zines
‘Aisha’ - Personal Game
BIO
Carisa is an interdisciplinary designer with an expertise in graphic and digital design. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from VCUarts Qatar and is a Master of Design candidate in the Digital Futures program at OCAD University. Having spent most of her life in Qatar as an expatriate, she considers her transnational identity as an empowering asset in her work. Her research often revolves around perspectives within Indonesian youth culture. An avid gamer, she also expresses great interest in feminism, personal game design and zine-making as an alternative storytelling practice. Her work can be found at cantariksa.com