(Archive) Manufacturing Sovereignty

This project was part of DDW 2020

Earth core sample of Fiery Cross artificial island

This project is part of: Graduation Show - Information Design

By investigating the process followed by the Chinese nation towards the construction of an artificial island in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, this installation demonstrates how the ‘act of building’ has become a central factor in claiming sovereignty.

The project explores the strategy adopted by the Chinese state towards the construction of one out of seven artificial islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. China redesigned the natural world to establish power over the six other countrie

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