This project is now archived and was part of DDW20
This project is part of
[UN]SOCIAL DESIGN MUSEUM
→
[UN]SOCIAL DESIGN MUSEUM
In the name of <3
Charlie-Camille Thomas (êkhô studio)
In the name of <3 explores the use of the heart symbol in the context of social media and the propagation of hate speech. In parallel, it questions the benefits of a rising discourse of love in nationalist propaganda from far-right movements, often hiding racist and sexist ideologies.
The heart is often described as a universal symbol for love, yet its history suggests otherwise: it is closer to a corporate and political medium, embedded with contemporary imbalances of class, gender, and race. The benign and seemingly innocent heart sy
