Hyperrealities

Explore and Research:

• Hyperrealities

 'a condition in which what is real and what is fiction are seamlessly blended together so that there is no clear distinction between where one ends and the other begins'

Jean Baudrillard's theory
examples; Black Mirror, Misfits?, Disneyland

• The Meme

'an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture'

examples; internet memes -photos with captions or videos
Kilroy was here -American popular culture expression (graffiti WW2)

• Millenials 

people born from 1980 - 2000

worldwide we are more similar to each other than previous generations because of western culture and social media impact
examples;

generation maybe - 'we want to be there and not miss anything anywhere'

generation serious - grown up in a time where we are familiar with terrorism, e.g. 9/11 

generation snowflake - more prone to taking offence and less resilient than previous generations, too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own

education? bad parenting?

mental health is as important as physical health
-Bipolar Disorder; people who suffer with this disorder choose the "face" that others will see enabling them to hide their emotions and cover up.
-Split; Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiple Personality Disorder


Mood board 1; Hyperrealities 
- things aren't always as they seem e.g. Black Mirror & similar programmes, Disneyland, dreams 

Mood board 2; Mental Health
-split personality disorders, hidden emotions, e.g. Split (film),