@theretheirtheyreshow @ba.design.gold
18-22 JUNE 2026
Unit 8, 133 Copeland Rd, London, SE15 3SN
Unit 8, 133 Copeland Rd, London, SE15 3SN
Making the Invisible Visible - from emotion to structure
Seojin (Jin) Lee
"This project began with an attempt to visualise invisible emotional states. Initially, emotions were translated into abstract forms, but this approach revealed limitations in clarity and persuasiveness. In response, the project shifted towards exploring alternative ways of visualising emotion, focusing on how emotions are expressed through the body. Sitting postures were understood as structural manifestations of emotional states rather than simple poses.
Through research, fifty sitting postures associated with happiness were collected and analysed. These postures were interpreted as structural conditions and used as a framework for design. The final outcome is a chair that integrates these multiple structures into a single form. Rather than defining happiness as a fixed image, the project presents it as a composition of diverse bodily structures.
Ultimately, the work proposes a way of visualising the invisible through design, by understanding bodily posture as a structure of emotion and translating it into physical form."
Through research, fifty sitting postures associated with happiness were collected and analysed. These postures were interpreted as structural conditions and used as a framework for design. The final outcome is a chair that integrates these multiple structures into a single form. Rather than defining happiness as a fixed image, the project presents it as a composition of diverse bodily structures.
Ultimately, the work proposes a way of visualising the invisible through design, by understanding bodily posture as a structure of emotion and translating it into physical form."
| Emotions |
| Posture |
| Structure |
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