In this graphic poster, the aim was to point towards a more unprecedented area of thought when thinking of originals and copies. Instead of nodding towards the mundane nature of prints, this poster details the relationship of Chinese letters and its muse - nature. As Chinese characters are well-considered the basis of many languages (i.e. Korean and Japanese), and because those languages are the main realm of my own world, I chose to explore this. The illustration shows a simple evolution of the character "月” (moon) from its original, the crescent moon, and its subsequent copies transforming throughout each new era, diluting into its purest and most modern form of the world today.
Decorated with Asian aesthetics - Chinese mountains, a starry night, and whirling clouds, the bottom of the poster reads "Copying nature into words: If nature is original, words are its copy". While especially true for this form of Asian language, isn't it quite true for all spoken languages? We describe what we see and feel - and those are undoubtedly rooted in nature.
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