In this counterpoint, I choose an artifact through the dominance of the gilded, Baroque mirror in the foreground to accentuate a reflection of the past. The mirror acts as a portal in history when the world was much smaller and more constrained by isolated regions. Europe, Asia, the Middle East, all had their own separate design languages almost unscathed by the others due to social idioms, prejudices, politics, and religion yet the emergence of a world wide economy looms in the background evident with influence from the oriental on western civilization. The clock here may not tell time but it is a dial in the fabric of our design history and a transition from a close minded design system to a more holistic representation.
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