The Birth of Monsters (2022)
Design the vision surpassing the limits of the normative Personal Project
This is my MA dissertation for the Critical & Historical Study at the Royal College of Art in 2022.
It is a honour to have it marked as an distinction and enter the RCA's library collection.
I hope that my superficial research can make a little contribution to monster design and analysis. This article is now available to read as a free download, please feel free to contact me with any ideas or questions you may have!
Throughout history, the images of interesting monsters have always been striking and thought-provoking, they not only serve as a profile of the spiritual world of the people but also reflect the level of knowledge and the context of the time. I argue that the design and study of monsters can be a force for change and innovation. Thus, I think it is worthwhile to analyze and advance the evolution of the image of a monster. In this study, I will analyze the existing logic of monster creation, and develop new methodologies that combine personal practice to create inspiring monsters based on the present.
It is a honour to have it marked as an distinction and enter the RCA's library collection.
I hope that my superficial research can make a little contribution to monster design and analysis. This article is now available to read as a free download, please feel free to contact me with any ideas or questions you may have!
Throughout history, the images of interesting monsters have always been striking and thought-provoking, they not only serve as a profile of the spiritual world of the people but also reflect the level of knowledge and the context of the time. I argue that the design and study of monsters can be a force for change and innovation. Thus, I think it is worthwhile to analyze and advance the evolution of the image of a monster. In this study, I will analyze the existing logic of monster creation, and develop new methodologies that combine personal practice to create inspiring monsters based on the present.
Contents
Abstract 1
Keywords 1
Contents 2
List of Figures 1
Chapter Overview 2
Chapter 1：The Evolution of Monster 5
A Brief History of Monsters 5
Fusion and Fission 7
Before and After AI 10
Chapter 2：Human, Monster, Human 18
Boundaries of Humanity 18
Cyborg 20
Chapter3：The Unbodied Monster 23
Conceptional Monster: Cthulhu Mythos 23
Algorithmic Monster: Randomness and Objectile 26
AI Itself as A Monster 27
Chapter 4：Create Monsters with Everything We Got 29
Redefining Life 29
Setting Rules 35
De-dualisation 36
Blank Space 37
Practice 38
End Notes 42
Bibiography 43
Abstract 1
Keywords 1
Contents 2
List of Figures 1
Chapter Overview 2
Chapter 1：The Evolution of Monster 5
A Brief History of Monsters 5
Fusion and Fission 7
Before and After AI 10
Chapter 2：Human, Monster, Human 18
Boundaries of Humanity 18
Cyborg 20
Chapter3：The Unbodied Monster 23
Conceptional Monster: Cthulhu Mythos 23
Algorithmic Monster: Randomness and Objectile 26
AI Itself as A Monster 27
Chapter 4：Create Monsters with Everything We Got 29
Redefining Life 29
Setting Rules 35
De-dualisation 36
Blank Space 37
Practice 38
End Notes 42
Bibiography 43