Break Them Apart— A guide to Disrespect, Demoralise and Discriminate people with Disabilities.
Saurav Harsh
Postgraduate diploma 2023/24
Website: sauravharsh.com
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| Critical Design Project – Break them apart! |
| 1.3 billion people on earth experience a significant disability, representing 16% of its population, or 1 in every 6 of us. Despite being a prominent part of the global community, people with disabilities—adults and children alike—have to face constant social oppression and negative/condescending attitudes from others as a result of an ableist mindset, creating a barrier to their true potential. "Break them apart!" is a critical design project that questions the norms, biases and oppressive views of ableism against people with disabilities through visual communication. It aims to create space for the audience to stop and reflect on their actions, encouraging them to have room for empathy. With its satirical tone and unconventional typography, the project breaks audience expectations, pushing them to understand the multiple facets of living with a disability. Aimed at people without disabilities, the project consists of a series of satirical posters and a publication that talks about different prejudices people with disabilities have to face in their day-to-day lives. The book expands upon what the posters discuss, collecting them in one place. Its visual language is inspired by old WW propaganda and Greek sculptures, with a multilingual approach to capture a larger audience. |
| Poster #1 and #2 from the Break them apart! series |
| Bonus Poster #21 from the Break them apart! series. |
| Details/pages from inside the book "Break them apart!." |
| Cover of the publication "Break them apart!" that collects all the posters in one place. |